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BV  2060  .A25  1895 
Adams,  James  Edward, 
The  missionary  pastor 


THE 


MISSIONARY  PASTOR 


Helps  for  Developing  the  Missionary 
Life  in  his  Church. 


EDITED    FROM    THE    MATERIAL    OF   THE    EDUCA- 
TIONAL  DEPARTMENT   OF  THE 

Student  Volunteer  Movement  for  Foreign  Missions, 

/ 

By  REV.  JAMES  EDWARD  ADAMS, 

WITH  CHARTS  PREPARED  BY 

ROBERT  J.   KELLOGG. 


* 


FLEMING  H.  REVELL  COMPANY, 

New  York.  Chicago.  Touonio.    •>- 

Publishers  of  Evangelical  Literature.     ^     ^     i    '\  "  '  i 


^^ Prayer  and  pains,  through  faith  in  Christ  Jesus,  will 
do  anything.''^ — John  Eliot. 

*^The  church  that  is  not  missionary  in  its  spirit  must 
repent  or  wane;  the  pastor  who  is  not  should  reform  or  re- 
sign.'*—'Rky.  A.  C.  Thompson,  D.  D. 


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PREFACE. 


It  should  be  the  supreme  desire  and  effort  of  every 
pastor,  that  out  from  his  church,  as  the  years  go  by, 
should  go  rank  after  rank  of  new  recruits  for  the  con- 
quest of  the  world  for  Christ.  It  is  pre-eminently 
for  that  purpose  that  he  is  set  of  God  in  his  church. 
Every  ministerial  relation  through  which  he  touches 
the  life  of  his  flock  must  be  permeated  with  the  spirit 
of  missions,  if  he  accomplishes  the  end  of  his  office, 
and  makes  his  church  one  company  of  the  aggressive 
militant  host  which  is  to  sweep  the  world  for  Christ. 
This  little  book  is  not  intended  for  pastors  who  are 
p  not  missionary  in  spirit  and  effort.  It  is  for  those 
who  class  among  their  most  profound  convictions  the 
belief  that  God  has  set  them  in  the  Church  to  make  it 
a  missionary  Church.  The  material  from  which  it  has 
been  edited  has  been  developed  through  the  work  of 
the  Educational  Department  of  the  Student  Volun- 
teer Movement  for  Foreign  Missions.  Much  of  it  has 
appeared  in  the  various  publications  of  the  Movement, 
(/)  and  is  but  representative  of  other  equally  valuable 
^     matter  which  has  grown  up  in  this  work. 

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4  PREFACE. 

The  object  of  this  movement,  aside  from  leading  the 
students  of  our  colleges  and  theological  seminaries  to 
consider  the  claims  of  the  foreign  field  upon  their  own 
life's  service,  is  ' '  to  guide  and  stimulate  students  in 
their  missionary  study  and  work,"  and  "to  create 
and  maintain  an  intelligent,  sympathetic,  active  in- 
terest in  foreign  missions  among  the  students  who  are 
to  remain  in  the  home  field,  in  order  to  secure  the 
strong  backing  of  this  great  enterprise  by  men  and 
money. "  It  is  practically  this  same  object  which  the 
missionary  pastor  seeks  to  attain  in  his  church.  The 
pursuit  of  this  purpose  in  the  work  of  the  movement 
has  developed  much  valuable  missionary  material  in 
the  way  of  methods,  study  outlines,  missionary-meet- 
ing programs,  etc.  They  are  from  men  who  have 
made  an  especial  study  of  the  problems  involved. 
We  cannot  but  believe  that  these  will  be  equally 
valuable  also  to  the  home  pastor  in  developing  the 
missionary  life  of  his  church.  We  are  profoundly 
convinced  that  our  Master  has  placed  in  the  hands  of 
the  pastors  the  high  privilege  of  determining  the 
loyalty  of  the  Bride  of  Christ  to  her  great  commis 
sion,  and  we  trust  that  these  pages  may  prove  m  some 
small  measure  helpful  to  those  of  our  fellow  servants 
who  have  been  set  to  this  great  work. 

It  is  not  possible  to  give  personal  credit  to  all  the 
sources  of  the  material.     Mr.  John  R.  Mott,  Mr.  D. 


PREFACE.  5 

Willard  Lyon,  Kev.  Harlan  P.  Beach,  Miss  Lucy 
Guinness,  and  others  equally  well  known  as  leaders  in 
the  modern  student  missionary  movement,  but  prob- 
ably not  so  well  known  in  church  circles,  would  need 
to  be  mentioned.  Acknowledgement  also  is  due  to 
Mr.  Robert  J.  Kellogg  for  his  careful  preparation  of 
the  Charts,  and  to  Mr.  Herbert  E.  House,  whose  gen- 
erous gift  of  time  and  energy  has  made  possible 
the  giving  of  these  helps  in  this  practical  form, 
to  the  missionary  ministry  of  the  Church. 

J.    E.    A 


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CONTENTS, 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE    MISSIONARY    PASTOR'S    MISSIONARY    METHODS. 

CHAPTER  II. 

THE    MISSIONARY    PASTOR's    MISSIONARY    MEETINGS. 

CHAPTER  III. 

THE    MISSIONARY    PASTOR's    MISSIONARY    CLASS. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

THE    MISSIONARY    PASTOR's    MISSIONARY    LITERATURE. 

CHAPTER  V. 

THE    MISSIONARY    PASTOR'S    MISSIONARY    CHARTS. 


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CHAPTER 


MISSIONARY  METHODS. 


The  busy  pastor,  absorbed  with  the  many  interests 
which  cLaim  his  attention  and  time,  finds  little  leisure 
to  sit  down  and  plan  comprehensively  for  all  the  dif- 
ferent lines  of  work  which  might'  be  inaugurated  to 
stimulate  the  missionary  interest  and  zeal  of  his 
church.  If  he  could  but  have  before  him  a  few  sug- 
gestions from  the  experience  of  those  who  have  been 
successful  in  different  ways  in  attempting  greater 
things  for  missions,  he  would  be  able  to  glean  from 
such  suggestions  some  hints  as  to  what  he  might  do 
without  overburdening  himself. 

It  is  with  the  thought  in  mind,  of  the  pastor  who 
desires  to  be  more  truly  a  missionary  pastor  that 
the  following  suggestions  are  given.  They  have 
grown  out  of  the  experience  of  pastors  and  mission- 
ary workers  under  many  differing  circumstances. 

MISSIONS    IN    THE   STUDY. 

To  busy  workers,  there  is  no  need  to  emphasize  the 
necessity  of  system  in  the  accumulation  of  material. 
Without  some  thorough  system  of  accumulation  and 
a  steadfast  adherence  to  it,  it  is  impossible  for  the 

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8  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

overburdened  pastor  to  discharge  the  obligations  of 
his  position  in  developing  the  missionary  life  of  his 
church.  If  he  is  to  accomplish  the  end  of  his  minis- 
try  at  this  point,  he  must  gather  his  material  system- 
atically, and  have  it  in  the  best  possible  shape  for 
use  with  the  least  possible  expenditure  of  time. 
Otherwise,  instead  of  laying  siege  he  will  but  fire  an 
occasional  salute,  and  find  hard  work  in  mustering  the 
ammunition  for  that. 

No  pastor  can  afford  to  be  without  a  small,  well- 
selected  missionary  library.  He  owes  it  to  his  flock, 
and  it  does  not  require  a  great  expenditure.  His 
young  peoples'  society  can  generally  be  enlisted  in 
securing  it.  A  file  of  the  Missionary  Revievj  of  the 
World,  of  the  Student  Volunteer,  and  of  his  church  mis- 
sionary magazine  should  be  placed  in  it.  Ten  books, 
well  digested,  with  all  their  contents  completely  in 
hand  for  use,  are,  for  practical  purposes  in  the  life  of 
the  church,  worth  a  hundred  which  have  been  care- 
lessly read. 

The  following  plan  of  indexing  references  to  mis- 
sionary material  does  not  pretend  in  any  sense  to  be 
exhaustive  ;  it  may  prove  suggestive.  It  was  devel- 
oped originally  as  a  sj^stem  of  index  for  a  book  which 
should  contain,  under  the  proper  heads,  references  to 
all  the  missionary  material  which  was  filed  in  the 
pastor's  study.  A  medium-sized  blank  book  furn- 
ishes an  abundance  of  space,  if  only  bare  references 
to  the  material  are  put  in  it.  It  possesses  this  virtue, 
that  it  enables  the  pastor  to  keep  a  record  of,  and  at 
a  moment's  notice  place  his  hand  upon,  all  the  mate- 


MISSIONARY  METHODS.  9 

rial  on  a  given  missionary  topic  which  has  come  into 
his  study  Being  arranged  topically,  it  becomes  a 
steadily  filling  reservoir  which  can  be  tapped  at  anj' 
place  and  at  any  time,  to  supply  the  needs  of  his 
church.  It  also,  in  the  course  of  time,  supplies  not 
only  the  topics  but  the  material  for  many  valuable 
lines  of  missionary  study  for  the  pastor  himself. 
Doubtless  many  other  valuable  topics  under  which  it 
will  be  profitable  to  accumulate  references  will  sug- 
gest themselves  to  one  attempting  to  develop  the 
plan  for  himself. 

I.       PRINCIPLES  OF  MISSIONS. 

1.  Biblical  Aspects:  (1)  The  development  of  the 
missionary  idea  in  the  Old  Testament  ;  (2)  the  Great 
Commission  and  the  Glreat  Promise  ;  (3)  the  parables 
concerning  the  Kingdom  ;  (4)  the  teaching,  founding, 
and  training  of  the  Church  in  the  Gospels  and  Acts 
as  regards  its  missionary  obligation  ;  (5)  the  certain 
prophesied  result  of  the  Church's  missionary  work  ; 
(6)  the  Father  and  missions,  —  providing,  giving,  suf- 
fering ;  (7)  the  Son  and  missions, —  his  mission,  mot- 
ives, example,  commands  ;  (8)  the  Holy  Spirit  and 
missions,  —  calling,  enduing,  applying  ;  (9)  Paul  as  a 
missionary, — his  great  fearlessness,  motives,  methods, 
policy,  success  and  crown  ;  (10)  the  teaching  of  Paul 
in  his  epistles  concerning  the  missionary  obligations 
of  the  Church  ;  (11)  the  Bible  basis  of  missions  —  the 
lost  condition  of  the  race,  the  redemption  by  Christ, 
the  witness  of  the  Church,  and  the  effectual  application 
by  the  Spirit ;  (12)  is  the  gospel  meant  for  all  people  ? 
(13)  prayer  and  missions. 


10  THE  MISSIONARY  PAST  OB. 

2.  Rational  Aspects :  (1)  The  nature  and  scope  of 
Christ's  kingdom,  —  the  kingdom  as  originally  set  up, 
the  revolt  and  dismemberment  through  sin,  the  pur- 
pose of  God  for  its  ultimate  re-unification,  the  agen- 
cies for  its  accomplishment ;  (2)  what  is  the  Church 
for?  or  the  place  of  the  church  in  the  economy  of 
the  kingdom  ;  (3)  inter-relation  of  the  Church  and  the 
Holy  Spirit  in  the  work  of  conquering  the  world  for 
Christ ;  (4)  the  vital  connection  of  the  spiritual  life 
of  the  Church  with  faithfulness  to  its  Commission  ; 
(5)  the  place  of  missionary  work  in  the  labor  of 
the  Church  ;  (6)  the  temporal  and  spiritual  benefits  oc- 
curring to  the  heathen  ;  (7)  the  reflex  temporal  and 
spiritual  benefits  to  the  Christian  world  ;  (8)  encour- 
agements to  prosecute  the  missionary  enterprise  —  the 
history  of  Christianity,  the  political  condition  among 
the  nations,  the  moral  and  spiritual  need  of  the  world, 
conditions  in  the  home  church. 

II.        HISTORICAL. 

1.  Apostolic  missions.  2.  Nestorian  missions.  3. 
Mediaeval  Romish  missions  on  the  Continent.  4.  Early 
Irish  and  Scotch  missions.  5.  Jesuit  missions.  6. 
Dutch  missions.  7.  Moravian  missions.  8.  I)anish 
missions.  9.  Colonial  missions  in  America.  10. 
The  intensive  growth  of  the  missionary  idea  in  mod- 
ern missions  —  as  the  dawn  of  modern  missions  in  the 
Danish-Halle  Mission,  the  early  Moravian  missions, 
and  the  English  in  Colonial  America,  then  the  Carey 
and  the  Baptist  Society,  the  great  English  Bible  and 
Missionary  Societies,   and  finally  the  churches  them- 


MISSIONARY  METHODS.  11 

selves  becoming  missionary.  11.  The  chronology  of 
the  spread  of  the  gospel  in  modern  missions,  tracing 
chronologically  the  establishment  of  mission  work  in 
the  various  countries  of  the  world,  also  its  march  in 
the  mdividual  countries.  12.  The  cooperation  of 
Christ  in  the  work,  —  the  opening  of  doors,  the  sub- 
sidence of  obstacles,  the  facilities  in  transportation, 
the  blessing  in  fruits  etc.  13.  Biographical  studies 
in  the  lives  of  master  missionaries  :  (1)  The  elements 
which  made  him  what  he  was,  —  his  ancestry,  early 
environment  and  religious  experiences  ;  (2)  his  equip- 
ment (educational,  mechanical,  etc.);  (3)  his  call  to 
the  work  ;  (4)  his  line  of  work  (education,  explora- 
tion, evangelization,  etc.);  (5)  his  inner  life  ;  (6)  his 
strong  and  weak  points  as  a  missionary  ;  (7)  his  policy 
as  a  missionary  ;  (8)  his  success  ;  (9)  his  position  on 
debated  questions  of  mission  policy.  14.  Great  spir- 
itual outpourings  in  the  mission  field  —  their  ante- 
cedent and  accompanying  conditions.  15.  Student 
missionary  movements  in  history.  16.  The  mission- 
ary march  by  centuries.  17.  History  of  denomina^ 
tional  missionary  work.     18.   Specific  fields. 

III.       PRESENT  DAY  WORK. 

1.  Foreign  Field:  (1)  General  statistics  or  survey 
of  the  world  field  —  items  such  as  number  of  adher- 
ents to  non-christian  religions,  rate  of  increase  of 
population  in  pagan  lands,  spiritual  and  moral  nee^s,, 
number  of  Christians  in  home  churches,  their  wealth:, 
power,  and  prosperity,  force  on  the  fields  f oteigi\  nj\d 
native,  number  of  native  Chi-istians^  ratje  ^fi  ^oqfefigie 


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12  THE  MISSIONARY  PAST  OB. 

of  native  workers  and  of  native  Christians,  of  gifts 
from  home  churches,  etc.,  etc.;  (2)  specific  fields  — 
North  America,  South  America,  Europe,  Asia,  Island 
World  ;  (3)  great  sins  of  heathenism  ;  (4)  non-Chris- 
tian religions  —  Buddhism,  Confucianism,  Shintoism, 
Taoism,  Demon  Worship,  Hinduism,  Parseeism,  Mo- 
hammedanism, Oriental  Christianity,  Fetichism,  Juda- 
ism ;  (5)  missionary  methods  —  educational,  evangel- 
istic, industrial,  literary,  medical,  pastoral,  Sunday 
schools,  woman's  work  ;  (6)  missionary  organizations  ; 
(7)  obstacles  and  hindrances  ;  (8)  miscellaneous  top- 
ics—  excuses  and  objections,  giving  to  missions, 
missionary  tracts,  missionary  poetry,  missionary  mo- 
tives, missionary  qualifications,  missionary  prepara- 
tion. 

2.  Home  Field:  (1)  General  data;  (2)  city;  (3) 
country  ;  (4)  freedmen  ;  (5)  frontier  ;  (6)  Indians. 

A  somewhat  minute  sub-division  of  continents 
should  be  given  under  the  head  of  "specific  fields." 
In  the  reference  book  this  will  also  take  the  larger 
part  of  the  book,  as  the  most  of  the  material  coming 
to  hand  will  refer  to  the  present-day  condition  of 
specific  fields.  Practically,  it  permits  of  greater 
freedom  if  the  index  in  the  front  of  the  book  is  con- 
fined to  continents,  while  the  more  minute  division  is 
put  only  in  the  body  of  the  book.  In  the  division  of 
continents  like  Africa  or  South  America  it  is  better  to 
have  first  a  sub-head  of  "general  statistics"  and  then 
the  sub-division  into  parts  or  countries. 


MISSIONARY  METHODS.  13 

IV.       RELATING  TO  PASTORAL  WORK. 

1 .  For  Developing  Conviction  Among  the  People : 
(1)  private  and  public  intercessory  prayer  ;  (2)  ser- 
monizing—  missionary  sermons  and  missionary  illus- 
trations for  other  sermons  ;  (3)  prayer-meeting  ;  (4) 
monthl}^  concert  of  prayer  ;  (5)  Sunday-school ;  (6) 
young  people's  society  ;  (7)  pastoral  visitation. 

2.  Lines  in  Which  to  Stimtdate  Action :  (1)  Praying 
for  missions  ;  (2)  studying  missions ;  (3)  giving  to 
missions  ;  (4)  going  as  missionaries  ;  (5)  dedicating 
children. 

MISSIONS  IN  THE  PULPIT. 

The  common  infrequency  of  missionary  sermons 
may  be  partly  due  to  a  lack  of  a  deep  interest  on  the 
part  of  the  pastor  in  the  work  of  reaching  the  heathen. 
But  it  is  our  belief  that  the  greater  cause  lies  in  the 
fact  that  the  pastor  is  somewhat  at  a 'loss  to  know 
where  to  turn  for  suitable  material  with  which  to  pre- 
pare his  missionary  sermons.  What  shall  my  mis- 
sionary sermon  be  about  ?  This  is  the  troubling 
question  which  the  pastor  asks  when  he  anticipates  a 
missionary  day 

Truly  it  does  seem  strange  that  the  wide  range  of 
missions  does  not  spontaneously  suggest  a  multi- 
tude of  themes  for  missionary  sermons  !  But  it  is 
not  so  greatly  strange  when  one  reflects  on  the  fact 
that  the  pastor  during  his  three  years  of  theological 
training  is  not  taught  that  missions  furnish  one  of 
the  broadest  fields  in  the  whole  realm  of  homiletics. 


14  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

He  is  taught  the  fruitfulness  of  church  history,  or 
of  theology,  or  of  exegesis,  in  furnishing  themes  for 
the  pulpit ;  but  as  to  the  themes  which  missions  may 
give,  he  is  left  to  imply  for  himself. 

If  then  a  few  lines  of  subjects  for  missionary  ser- 
mons can  here  be  suggested,  with  such  references  to 
available  literature  as  will  make  it  possible  for  the 
busy  pastor  to  secure  the  information  necessary  in  a 
minimum  amount  of  time,  a  small  service  will  per- 
haps have  been  rendered  toward  making  the  "  annual  " 
give  place  to  a  monthly  missionary  sermon.  Pastors 
who  now  groan  under  the  burden  of  one  missionary 
sermon  a  year  may  then  be  happy  and  eager  to  pre- 
pare twelve. 

For  the  sake  of  convenience,  and  also  for  sugges- 
tiveness,  some  of  the  general  kinds  of  themes  for 
missionary  sermons  will  be  indicated,  with  a  few  illus- 
trations under  each  class. 

1.  Sermons  on  the  Biblical  Aspect  of  Missions  :  (1) 
Prayer  and  Missions.  See  pamphlet  with  this  title 
\)y  Robert  E.  Speer  (Chapter  IV  of  this  book).  (2) 
Biblical  Grounds  for  Missions.  See  ' '  The  Great  Com- 
mission," by  J.  Harris,  D.  D. ,  Chapters  I  to  III.  (3) 
The  Holy  Spirit  in  Missions.  See  book  with  this  title 
by  Rev.  A.  J.  Gordon,  D.  D.  (4)  Paul  as  a  Mission- 
ary. See  "The  Student  Missionary  Uprising,"  pp. 
2-18  (Chapter  IV  of  this  book).  (5)  The  Gospel  for 
All  People.  (6)  The  Chief  End  of  the  Church— to 
be  good  or  to  do  good  ? 

2.  Sermons  on  Missionary  Biography  :  (1)  William 
Carey.     See   "Life   of   William   Carey,"  by   George 


MISSIONARY  METHODS.  15 

Smith.  (2)  Adoniram  Judson.  See  life,  by  his  son, 
Edward  Judson.  (3)  John  Gr.  Paton.  See  auto- 
biography. (4)  John  Kenneth  Mackenzie.  See  life, 
by  Mrs.  Bryson.  (5)  Robert  Moffat.  See  life,  by  John 
S.  Moffat.  (6)  Alexander  Duff.  See  life,  by  George 
Smith.  (7)  Joseph  Neesima.  See  life,  by  A.  S.  Hardy 
or  Rev.  J.  D.  Davis.  (8)  Alexander  M.  Mackay.  See 
life,  by  his  sister.  (9)  Fidelia  Fiske.  See  life,  en- 
titled "Faith  Working  by  Love,"  by  D.  T.  Fiske. 

3.  Sermons  on  the  Condition  of  the  Foreign  Field: 
(1)  The  Success  of  Missions.  See  ' '  The  Great  Value 
and  Success  of  Foreign  Missions,"  by  J.'  Liggins.  (2) 
The  Great  Obstacles  which  Confront  the  Missionaries 
in  the  Foreign  Field.  See  Dennis's  ' '  Foreign  Missions 
after  a  Century. "  (3)  The  Great  Curses  of  Heathen- 
dom :  opium  traffic,  slave  trade,  liquor  traffic.  See 
Chapter  II  of  this  book,  Outlines  VII  and  IX.  (4) 
The  Main  Missionary  Methods  of  To-day.  See  ' '  For- 
eign Missions  after  a  Century,"  by  Dennis.  (5)  The 
Needs  of  the  Foreign  Field  as  Compared  with  the 
Home  Field.  See  leaflet  ' '  A  Comparative  View " 
(Chapter  IV  of  this  book).  (6)  Present  Day  Crisis  in 
the  Foreign  Field.  See  ' '  Foreign  Missions  after  a 
Century." 

4.  Sermons  on  the  Forces  for  Reaching  the  Foreign 
Field :  (1)  The  Possibility  of  a  Church  Entirely  Pos- 
sessed with  the  Missionary  Jdea  as  Illustrated  in 
Moravian  Missions.  See  "Moravian  Missions,"  by 
Rev.  A.  C.  Thompson,  D.  D.  (2)  Lessons  from  the 
China  Inland  Mission.  See  ' '  The  Story  of  the  China 
Inland  Mission,"  by  Miss   Geraldine   Guinness.     (3) 


16  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR, 

What  Our  Own  Denomination  is  Doing  and  Leaving 
Undone  in  Carrying  the  Gospel  to  the  Heathen. 
(4)  The  Missionary  Awakening  Among  the  Young 
People  of  bur  Land.  See  ' '  The  Student  Missionary 
Uprising,"  and  current  literature  of  the  different 
young  people's  organizations. 

5.  Sermons  on  Particular  Fields  :  Literature  is 
abundant  for  sermons  along  this  line. 

6.  Sermons  along  the  Line  of  the  Duty  of  Christians 
with  Reference  to  Meeting  the  Great  Need  in  the  For- 
eign Field.  These  would  be  on  such  themes  as  :  The 
Duty  of  Studying  Missions  ;  Why  Should  Every 
Christian  Give  to  Missions  ;  Incentives  for  Becoming 
Missionaries  ;  The  Duty  of  Praying   for  Missions. 

MISSIONS  IN  THE  PRAYER-MEETING. 

1.  Nothing  is  more  lamentable  in  our  church  life 
than  that  the  monthly  concert  of  prayer  has  very 
largely  ceased  to  be  observed.  When  in  this  the 
Church  pleaded  that  doors  might  be  opened,  God  cut 
in  sunder  their  bars  of  iron  and  blocked  them  open. 
Great  spiritual  outpourings  upon  the  field  have  al- 
ways been  preceeded  by  occasions  of  special  prayer, 
and  in  numerous  instances  they  have  been  contem- 
poraneous with  particular  seasons  of  prayer  in  the 
home  church,  for  the  work.  Let  the  monthly  concert 
of  prayer  for  the  spread  of  the  gospel  among  the  na- 
tions be  re-established  in  our  churches.  ' '  Ask,  and 
it  shall  be  given  you. " 

2.  Characteristics  of  a  good  missionary  prayer- 
meeting  :  — 


Missionary  methods.  17 

(1)  Well  planned  and  prepared  for.  Nothing  will 
kill  a  missionary  meeting  quicker  than  poor  prepara- 
tion. We  cannot  generalize  on  missions  ;  we  must 
know/ac^s  and  tell  them. 

(2)  Good  topics — not  antediluvian  subjects. 

(3)  Good  maps  and  charts.  Appeal  to  the  eye  as 
well  as  to  the  ear. 

(4)  Intensely  real  prayers.    Intercede  for  the  nations. 

3.  For  topics  see  Chapter  II,  and  ''  Missions  in  the 
Study." 

4.  Suggestive  hints :  — 

(1)  Have  several  persons  assigned  to  take  part  in 
the  meeting,  and  do  not  let  them  begin  with,  ' '  I  have 
been  requested  to  speak  on  this  subject,"  or  "I  have 
been  too  busy  to  prepare  myself  as  much  as  I  would 
have  liked,  but ." 

(2)  Get  some  real  missionary  music,  and  have  it  sung. 

(3)  Have  a  new  missionary  chart  at  each  meeting. 
See  for  suggestions,  Chapter  V.  Get  these  made  by 
some  of  the  young  people  of  the  church. 

(4)  Distribute  bright,  interesting  pamphlets  and 
leaflets  occasionally. 

(5)  Make  the  missionary  prayer-meeting  the  most 
attractive  and  interesting  meeting  possible.  Make 
people  feel  that  they  have  missed  much  if  they  have 
missed  this  meeting. 

MISSIONS  IN  PASTORAL  VISITATION. 

1.   Interest   by   direct   social    conversation.       The 
missionary  pastor  should  go  loaded  with  a  fund  of 
missionary  anecdote   and   illustration.     His  indexed 
2 


18  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

reference  book  is  to  furnish  him  with  the  material. 

2.  Introduce  missionary  literature  into  the  homes, 
and  get  it  read.  Refer  to  special  articles  appearing 
in  late  numbers  of  the  church  missionary  periodical, 
or  to  recent  events  of  special  interest  in  the  fields. 
Urge  subscription  to  the  periodical.  Refer  to  special 
parts  of  missionary  books  or  pamphlets  you  have  re- 
cently read  ;  arouse  interest  in  them,  and  offer  to 
loan  them. 

3.  Awaken  them  to  the  grandeur  of  a  missionary 
career  for  their  children.  Tell  of  John  G.  Paton,  the 
apostle  to  the  New  Hebrides,  dedicated  by  his  pa- 
rents at  his  birth,  to  the  work  of  a  missionary.  The 
only  true  greatness  is  to  be  great  with  Him,  and  He 
accepts  such  gifts  from  parents. 

4.  Increase  the  membership  of  the  various  mission- 
ary societies  and  classes,  and  attendance  at  the  mis- 
sionary meetings  in  the  church. 

5.  Reach  the  great  neglected  class  —  the  men.  The 
women  and  young  people  have  no  right  to  a  monoply 
of  study,  prayer,  and  work  for  missions.  Yet  as 
things  are  now,  the  true  strength  of  the  church  is 
scarcely  touched. 

MISSIONS    IN    THE  YOUNG   PEOPLE'S  SOCIETY. 

1.  Its  Monthly  Missionary  Meeting. — Topics  should 
be  suggested.  The  committee  should  plan  thoroughly 
for  each  meeting,  not  leaving  it  simply  to  the  leader 
to  develop.  (See  Chapter  II.)  The  committee  can  get 
very  valuable  suggestions  from  the  Student  Volunteer. 
(See  Chapter  IV  of  this  book.) 


MISSIONARY  METHODS,  19 

2.  A  Missionary  Library.  —  It  is  essential  to  a 
growth  of  interest  and  interesting  missionary  meet- 
ings. Each  member  might  contribute  a  book.  The 
library  should  be  accessible  and  well  cared  for.  If  kept 
in  the  pastor's  study,  he  could  most  effectually  stimu- 
late and  guide  the  development  of  the  missionary 
spirit  in  the  society.  The  Missionary  Committee 
should  see  to  it  that  the  literature  is  read. 

3.  Missionary  /Socials. 

(1)  Missionary  Book  Social.  Each  lady  repre- 
sents a  missionary  book  which  she  has  been  asked  to 
read.  She  is  called  for  by  gentlemen  by  her  book 
name  and  is  to  reply  only  to  questions  that  relate  to 
the  contents  of  the  book  which  she  represents. 

(2)  Missionary  Nugget  Social.  Quotations  from 
great  missionaries  are  distributed,  and  a  prize  is  given 
to  the  one  who  can  tell  the  largest  number  of  the  au- 
thors. 

(3)  Missionary  Geography  Social.  Gentlemen  are 
assigned  the  names  of  missionaries.  Ladies  are 
assigned  the  names  of  places  in  which  these  mission- 
aries worked.  The  missionaries  are  then  to  find  their 
proper  places. 

4.  Missionary  Study  Circles.  —  In  some  societies  the 
members  are  divided  into  eight  or  ten  groups,  each 
group  studying  some  particular  field.  At  a  certain 
time  a  union  gathering  of  all  the  groups  gives  an  op- 
portunity to  exchange  ideas  regarding  different  coun- 
tries. In  other  societies  there  is  but  one  group 
studying  some  particular  course.     The  importance  of 


20  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

missionary-study  classes  among  the  young  people,  or- 
ganized and  kept  vigorous  through  stimulation  by  the 
pastor,  cannot  be  over-estimated.  In  the  "course  of  a 
few  years  it  will  mean  an  intelligent  missionary 
church  membership  with  profound  conviction  on  the 
subject  of  missions.     For  courses,  see  Chapter  III. 

5.  Missionai^y  Giving  in  Young  People's  Society. — 
Each  society  should  support  or  help  support  some 
worker  in  the  foreign  field.  From  twent3^-five  to 
forty  dollars  will  support  a  native  student  in  a 
missionary  school.  From  thirty  to  sixty  dollars  will 
support  a  Bible  woman  or  colporter.  From  seventy- 
five  to  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  will  support 
a  native  preacher,  etc.  A  society  of  one  hundred 
members  giving  an  average  of  five  cents  per  week  per 
member  would  raise  two  hundred  and  sixty  dollars 
per  year,  etc. 

MISSIONS  IN  THE  SUNDAY-SCHOOL. 

1.  The  importance  of  this  is  to  train  the  children 
while  they  are  yet  young  to  give  mission  work  its 
proper  place  in  their  lives  as  followers  of  Christ. 

2.  Talking  to  the  Sunday-school  on  missions. 
Principles  are  best  fastened  in  the  hearts  of  children 
by  concrete  illustrations.  The  pastor  should  fre- 
quently tell  some  missionary  anecdote  or  describe 
some  missionary  need  to  the  children.  His  indexed 
reference  book  should  keep  a  supply  of  these  right 
at  hand.  Preach  to  the  children,  and  your  talks  will 
be  reproduced  by  the  children  to  the  parents  at 
home. 


MISSIONARY  METHODS.  21 

3.  G-etting  the  Sunday-school  to  give  to  missions. 
The  children  should  be  interested  in  some  special  ob- 
ject ;  e.  g.,  keeping  a  child  in  school,  or  sending  the 
Bible  to  the  heathen,  etc.  They  should  be  taught  to 
give  systematically  —  a  regular  amount  each  week, 
and  if  possible  money  they  have  earned  themselves. 
Don't  use  the  Sunday-school  pennies  to  hny  Sunday- 
school  supplies,  but  let  them  all  be  given  to  some 
special  object  in  missions. 

4.  Getting  children  to  read  missionary  books;  e.  g. 
"Gilmour  and  His  Boys"  or  "The  Story  of  John  Gr. 
Paton,"  and  other  juvenile  missionary  books.  These 
two  will  be  intensely  interesting  to  the  children,  and 
strong  in  cultivating  a  missionary  spirit. 

MISSIONS  IN  THE  CHURCH  BENEVOLENCES. 

1.  It  should  bring  the  flush  of  shame  to  the  face  of 
the  Bride  of  Christ  to  know  that  the  average  Chris- 
tian congregation  spends,  each  year,  nearly  fifteen 
times  as  much  upon  its  own  local  expenses  as  it  gives 
to  the  work  of  making  her  Lord  known  in  the  dark 
places  of  the  earth.  Three  things  are  sure.  The 
pastor  who  does  not  make  it  a  specific  end  of  his  min- 
istry to  develop  and  apply  the  resources  of  his  charge 
in  the  work  of  pushing  the  gospel  throughout  the 
world  has  failed  to  read  his  commission  aright. 
The  church  which  does  not  labor  to  this  end  must 
die  a  spiritual  death,  for  she  has  no  promise  of 
Christ's  presence  with  her.  The  individual  Christian 
to  whom  this  is  not  one  of  the  grave  concerns  of  life 
has  failed  to  grasp  the  purpose  for  which  his  Lord 


22  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

has  left  him  in  the  world.  Such  is  the  vital  place  in 
the  life  of  the  Church  which  Christ  has  given  to  her 
missionary  work. 

2.  Objects  that  a  Church  May  Support.  —  The  work 
of  its  own  church  Board  should  always  come  first. 
God  has  given  it  to  them,  and  he  holds  them  responsi- 
ble for  it.  It  should  also  be  remembered  that  the 
officers  of  the  Board  are  experienced  and  judicious, 
and  that  the  general  fund  to  be  distributed  by  them 
should  be  generously  supported.  Aside  from  this 
there  are  many  special  objects  for  which  a  church 
itself  may  assume  responsibility  :  the  support  of  a 
missionary;  the  building  of  church  and  missionary 
houses  in  the  field;  the  meeting  of  a  missionary's 
traveling  expenses  to  his  field;  the  support  of  native 
workers,  Bible  women,  colporters,  preachers,  etc. 
The  specific  amounts  necessary  for  these  may  be 
found  through  correspondence  with  the  Board. 

3.  Plan  for  Raising  Money  Systematically.  —  Let 
each  member  be  asked  to  subscribe  something  per 
week.  Let  the  subscriptions  be  placed  in  envelopes 
and  dropped  into  a  box  or  into  the  collection  plate 
in  the  church,  and  some  one  be  appointed  to  keep  the 
books.  It  has  been  found  of  great  advantage  to  have 
a  committee  for  the  purpose  of  devising  means  for 
keeping  the  matter  before  the  church  members. 

4.  What   Could  Be   Given. 

100  members  at  10  cts.  per  week $  520 

100  members  at  15  cts.  per  week 780 

100  members  at  25  cts.  per  week 1300 

150  members  at  10  cts.  per  week 780 


CHAPTER  II 


MISSIONARY  MEETINGS. 


It  has  been  very  aptly  said  that  successful  mission- 
ary meetings  do  not  happen.  Ordinarily  we  get  out  of 
them  exactly  as  much  as  we  put  into  them.  The  ma- 
jority of  the  following  suggested  programs  have  been 
used  in  the  monthly  missionary  meetings  of  the  Chris- 
tian Associations  of  our  colleges.  These  missionary 
meetings  have  come  to  be  recognized  as  the  most  inter- 
esting and  best  attended  of  any  of  the  students'  relig- 
ious meetings.  The  secret  of  this  is  in  the  amount  of 
prayer,  thought,  and  painstaking  work  which  is  spent 
by  the  participants  upon  the  preparation. 

The  outlines  are  equally  suitable  for  church  mis- 
sionary meetings.  They  may  at  least  offer  suggestive 
thoughts  to  the  missionary  pastor  in  developing  mis- 
sionary programs.  In  his  efforts  to  stimulate  this  life 
in  his  young  people's  society  it  is  hoped  that  they  will 
be  especially  helpful.  The  society  is  a  strategic  point 
in  the  church  life.  Its  members  will  soon  form  the 
church.  The  monthly  missionary  meeting  of  the  so- 
ciety is  therefore  a  point  of  especial  care  to  the  mis- 
sionary pastor.  In  his  placing  these  outlines  in  the 
hands  of  the  missionary  committee  of  the  society,  the 

following  suggestions  are  offered  :  — 

[23] 


24  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

1.  They  must  expect  to  pay  the  same  price  for  suc- 
cess which  has  been  required  in  the  past.  Christ 
honors  with  his  presence  only  those  who  honor  Him 
with  their  pains. 

2.  The  committee  should  take  complete  charge  of, 
and  be  accounted  responsible  for,  the  development  of 
the  program.  They  should  select  the  leader  and  other 
participants  and  supervise  so  far  as  is  wise  the  pre- 
paration up  to  the  time  of  the  meeting.  The  success 
of  the  meeting  depends  upon  this  wise  and  thorougli 
preliminary  work. 

3.  It  is  a  part  of  their  work,  in  order  to  a  successful 
meeting,  to  review  the  literature  of  the  subject  so 
that  they  are  not  only  able  to  refer  the  participants 
to  the  books  to  be  used,  but  can  cite  them  to  the  ex- 
act portions  bearing  on  the  subject.  The  frequent 
use  of  maps  and  charts  will  be  found  to  add  greatly 
to  the  interest  and  permanency  of  the  results  of  the 
meetings. 

4.  The  selection  of  the  leader  should  be  made  with 
great  care.  He  should  be  both  spiritual  and  firm. 
In  general  it  is  better  for  him  not  to  be  the  most 
prominent  speaker.  He  will  have  his  full  share  of 
work  if  he  makes  thorough  preparation  for  his  part  as 
leader.  Upon  him  depends  the  swing  of  the  meeting. 
Be  the  preliminary  work  of  the  committee  ever  so 
good,  its  effectiveness  may  be  largely  defeated  by  a 
weak  or  poorly  prepared  leader. 

5.  The  leader  should  have  thoroughly  in  hand  every 
phase  of  the  subject,  even  though  he  makes  no  speech, 
and  be  ready  with  apt  comment,  appropriate  songs, 


MISSIONARY  MEETINGS.  25 

or  pungent  missionary  nuggets.  His  opening  script- 
ure should  be  appropriate  and  carefully  studied,  that  it 
may  be  effectively  read.  The  most  unforgivable  thing 
is  a  slovenly  reading  of  Grod's  word.  He  should  be 
tactful  but  firm  in  the  limitation  of  the  speakers  to 
their  allotted  time  ;  he  should  see  to  it  that  the  meet- 
ing is  opened  and  closed  promptly  at  the  hour  fixed  ; 
and  it  is  for  him,  at  the  close,  to  converge  and  point, 
in  the  best  manner  possible,  the  lessons  of  the  meet- 
ing in  their  immediate  application  to  the  lives  of 
those  present. 

6.  Ordinarily  it  is  far  better  to  have  short,  compact 
talks  than  the  reading  of  papers  or  essays.  The  time 
allotted  to  each  speaker  should  be  determined  before- 
hand by  the  committee,  and  such  precautions  taken 
as  will  secure  their  limitations  to  it.  Thorough  work 
from  the  beginning  of  the  committee's  preparation  to 
the  conclusion  of  the  meeting,  by  all  participating, 
cannot  be  too  strongly  insisted  upon.  The  last, 
crowning,  determining  condition  of  success  is  that 
throughout  the  whole,  the  work  of  the  committee, 
of  the  leader,  of  the  participants  and  the  meeting  it- 
self, be  permeated  with  the  spirit  of  prayer,  ' '  With- 
out me  ye  can  do  nothing." 

The  description  and  prices  of  most  of  the  literature 
referred  to  in  the  outlines  will  be  found  in  Chapter  IV. 

I.     THE    PROMINENCE    OF    MISSIONS    IN    THE    BIBLE. 

1.  Let  some  of  the  most  telling  evidences  be  ad- 
duced, indicating  the  prominence  of  the  missionary 
idea :    (1)    Among   the   Patriarchs  ;    (2)    Among   the 


26  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOB. 

Kings  (especially  in  the  Psalms  of  David) ;  (3)  Among 
the  Prophets;  (4)  In  the  Gospels;  (5)  In  the  Acts  of  the 
Apostles;  (6)  In  the  Epistles;  (7)  In  the  Apocalypse. 
2.  As  suggestive  guides  in  this  investigation  see 
Smith's  "Short  History  of  Missions,"  pp.  5-46  ;  also 
tract  on  "The  Bible  and  Foreign  Missions,"  by 
Wilder,  pp.  23-26,  19. 

II.     THE    VOICE     OF    SCRIPTURE    ON    MISSIONARY   WORK. 

This  is  the  subject  of  one  of  the  best  Bible  read- 
ings on  missions  ever  given.  It  was  first  printed  as  a 
leaflet  by  the  Church  Missionary  Society  of  England, 
and  has  been  used  all  over  the  world.  It  has  been  re- 
printed in  "The  Evangelization  of  the  World"  (page 
Qt^).  The  headings  alone  are  given  in  this  connection : 
(1)  The  ground  of  missionary  work  ;  (2)  The  need  ; 
(3)  The  purpose  ;  (4)  The  sin  of  standing  aloof  ;  (5) 
The  motive  ;  (6)  The  ways  of  helping  ;  (7)  The  spirit 
in  which  help  should  be  given  ;  (8)  The  reward  ;  (9) 
The  end. 

III.  THE  NATIONS  WITHOUT  THE  GOSPEL. 

1.  The  State  of  tlie  Nations  WitJiout  the  Gospel. — 
See  tract  on  "The  Bible  and  Foreign  Missions,"  by 
Wilder,  pp.  29,  30. 

2.  The  Susceptibility  of  All  People  to  Accei^t  the 
Gospel. —  See  tract,  "Ten  Lessons  on  the  Bible  and 
Missions,"  by  White,  p.  13. 

3.  Our  Responsibility :  (1)  To  know  ;  (2)  to  pray ; 
(3)  to  give  ;  (4)  to  go.  See  ' '  Ten  Lessons  on  the 
Bible  and  Missions,"  pp.  7-10. 


MISSIONARY  MEETINGS.  27 

Note. —  In  presenting  any  one  of  the  above  topics  let 
one  person  give  the  entire  group  of  passages  upon  a  given 
heading  or  subheading,  rather  tlian  have  but  one  passage 
given  by  one  person  —  unless  there  be  but  one  passage  upon 
that  phase  of  the  topic.  If  there  are  many  headings  as,  for 
example,  under  the  second  topic,  let  each  person  give  but 
three  or  four  of  the  most  telling  references.  These  should 
be  arranged  in  the  most  logical  and  impressive  order,  and 
where  necessary  the  setting  of  a  passage  should  be  given. 
Let  special  pains  be  taken  to  have  the  passages  given  so 
distinctly  that  every  one  may  hear  and  understand.  This 
involves  not  only  clear  articulation,  but  also  a  thoughtful 
and  prayerful  study  of  the  verses  in  advance. 

IV.     PRAYER    AND    MISSIONS. 

1 .  Scripture  Passages  enjoining  Prayer  for  Missions.  — 
Let  five  minutes  be  devoted  to  a  clear  reading  of  the 
most  striking  commands,  exhortations,  and  incentives. 

2.  The  Place  of  Prayer  in  the  Missionary  Work  of 
the  Early  Church.  —  Let  a  second  person  read,  in  the 
right  spirit,  from  the  middle  of  page  four  to  the  close 
of  the  paragraph  on  page  seven  of  Speer's  tract  on 
"Prayer  and  Missions. " 

3.  The  Influence  of  Prayer  in  Starting  the  Modem 
Missionary  Movement  of  the  Church.  —  Let  one  of  the 
strongest  and  most  spiritual  speakers  give  a  pointed, 
interesting  ten-minute  speech  on  this  aspect  of  the 
topic.  He  will  find  sufficient  material  in  chapter 
fourteen  of  Smith's  <'  Short  History  of  Christian 
Missions,"  and  in  the  chapter  on  the  Holy  Spirit's 
Preparation  in  Missions,  in  Gordon's  < '  Holy  Spirit  in 
Missions."  Pages  eight  to  ten  in  Speer's  <<  Prayer 
and  Missions  "  give  other  essential  facts. 


28  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

4.  Incidents  Showing  the  Power  of  Prayer  in  Mis- 
sions.—  Ten  miuutes  spent  in  a  concise  statement  of 
such  incidents,  would  prove  most  interesting  and 
stimulating.  Speer's  pamphlet,  pages  ten  to  twenty- 
one,  and  Gordon's  "Holy  Spirit  in  Missions,"  abound 
in  just  the  kind  of  facts  wanted. 

5.  Prayer  for  Laborers.  —  If  there  be  ^mple  time 
at  this  point  in  the  meeting  let  some  one  read  the 
most  telling  extracts  from  the  chapter  on  Prayer 
Provides  Laborers,  in  Murray's  "With  Christ  in  the 
School  of  Prayer."  If  it  will  crowd  the  next  and 
closing  order  of  the  program,  however,  let  it  be 
omitted. 

6.  Prayer.  —  Let  the  meeting  close  with  a  number 
of  brief  and  fervent  prayers  of  thanksgiving  and  in- 
tercession. Remember  especially  the  Student  Volun- 
teer Movement,  that  its  members  may  go  forth  in 
larger  and  larger  numbers,  and  that  its  watch-cry — 
the  evangelization  of  the  world  in  this  generation  — 
may  be  realized. 

Note. —  Only  a  few  references  to  sources  of  information 
have  been  given  above.  Should  the  speakers  desire  to  go 
into  the  subject  more  fully  let  them  review  books  like 
"  The  Evangelization  of  the  World,"  "The  Story  of  the 
China  Inland  Mission,"  "  The  Miracles  of  Missions,"  ''The 
New  Acts  of  the  Apostles,"  and  the  Lives  of  Brainerd, 
Martyn,  Livingstone,  and  Paton. 

V.    MISSIONARY  MOTIVES. 

A  profitable  way  to  treat  the  topic  is  to  distribute 
the  four  main  divisions  given  below  among  four 
speakers^  having  each  spend  only  six  minutes  in  pre- 


MIS8I0NABT  MEETINGS.  29 

senting  his  ''motives"  in  the  most  concise  and  telling 
way.  Particular  care  should  be  exercised  to  give  the 
meeting  a  strong  personal  bent.  Definite  prayer  for 
guidance,  decision  and  the  grace  of  steadfastness 
should  be  a  marked  feature  of  the  meeting. 

1.  Why  Should  I  Study  Missions  f 

(1)  Because,  as  a  student,  my  education  is  sadly 
deficient  if  I  am  ignorant  concerning  this,  the  most 
important  work  in  the  world. 

(2)  Because  a  study  of  missions  will  greatly  increase 
my  faith  in  Christianity  and  Christianity's  God.  It  is 
God  at  work. 

(3)  Because,  as  a  Christian,  I  cannot  otherwise 
grasp  the  full  mission  of  the  Church. 

(4)  Because,  as  one  who  has  a  personal  duty  in 
regard  to  missions,  I  cannot  intelligently  discharge 
this  duty  without  informing  mj'self  on  the  subject. 

(5)  Because,  if  I  stay  in  this  country,  I  must  be 
intelligent  on  missions  in  order  to  stimulate  others  to 
the  work. 

(6)  Because,  if  I  expect  to  go  as  a  missionary,  I 
need  this  study  as  a  preparation  for  my  life's   service. 

2.  Why  Should  I  Give  to  Missions? 

(1)  Because  it  is  the  most  paying  investment. 

(2)  Because  of  the  joy  that  comes  to  the  giver. 

(3)  Because  I  am  only  a  steward  of  the  money  that 
God  has  given  me,  and  I  must  use  it  for  His  glory. 

(4)  Because  I  am  put  to  shame  by  the  liberality  of 
heathen  converts. 

(5)  Because  it  is  God's  will  that  missionaries  should 
go  and  that  I  should  help  to  send  them.     Bom.  10  :  14. 


30  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

(6)  Because  I  am  grateful  to  God  for  what  He  has 
given  me.     John  3  :  16. 

(7)  Because  souls  are  dying  and  I  may  help  save 
them. 

3.  Why  Should  I  Pray  for  Missions? 

(1)  Because  the  world  needs  prayer. 

(2)  Because  in  the  past  missions  have  always  pros- 
pered as  believing  prayer  has  increased. 

(3)  Because  God  has  conditioned  the  success  of 
missions  on  prayer. 

(4)  Because  the  missionaries  and  native  converts 
want  me  to  pray  for  them. 

(5)  Because  I  am  commanded  to  pray.  Matt. 
9  :  37,  38. 

(6)  Because  I  can  plead  great  promises. 

(7)  Because  the  prayer  of  faith  is  always  answered. 

(8)  Because  Christ  is  praying  for  those  for  whom 
He  died. 

4.  Why  Should  I  Be  a  Missionary  f 

(1)  Because  in  none  other  than  Christ  is  there 
salvation. 

(2)  Because  multitudes  have  not  heard  the  gospel 
and  are  dying. 

(3)  Because  the  doors  of  the  nations  are  open. 

(4)  Because  the  cry,  from  the  Boards,  the  mis- 
sionaries, and  the  heathen  converts,  for  more  mis- 
sionaries, is  urgent,  unceasing,  imperative. 

(5)  Because  Christ  says,  "  Go  ye  into  all  the  world. " 

(6)  Because  Christ  gave  up  everything  that  I  might 
be  saved.  —  Am  I  unwilling  to  sacrifice  this  little  that 
others  might  be  saved? 


MISSIONARY  MEETINGS  31 

VI.     FOREIGN  MISSIONS  AFTER  A  CENTURY. 

One  meeting  each  year  should  be  given  to  a  sur- 
vey of  the  mission  field  as  a  whole,  and  in  this  a 
special  effort  should  be  made  to  bring  the  facts  and 
statistics  up  to  date.  The  recent  issue  of  the  book, 
''Foreign  Missions  After  a  Century,"  by  Dennis, 
makes  this  quite  possible.  It  is  the  latest  review 
of  the  world-field  ;  its  statistics  are  recent,  and  it  is 
admirably  written,  A  copy  of  it  should  be  in  every 
church.  The  following  headings  are  taken  from  the 
book,  where  abundant  material  may  be  found  con- 
cerning them. 

1.  Present  Day  Calls  from  Mission  Fields  (pp. 
55-147). —  A  blackboard  should  be  employed  for  the 
purpose  of  presenting  from  three  to  six  of  the  most 
important  and  most  telling  statistical  facts  about 
each  country  treated  in  this  section.*  It  will  save 
time,  and  also  aid  in  fixing  the  attention  and  fa- 
cilitate accurate  note-taking.  All  missionary  workers 
should  be  in  possession  of  these  recent  statistics. 
Too  many  are  using  missionary  statistics  which  are 
entirely  out  of  date. 

2.  Present  Day  Conflicts  of  the  Foreign  Fields  (pp. 
151-193).  —  The  nine  conflicts  treated  in  this  section 
should  be  succinctly  and  clearly  stated.  An  illustra- 
tion should  be  given  in  connection  with  each  one. 
Even  the  briefest  statement  of  these  conflicts  will 
awaken  keen  desire  in  many  to  want  to  know  more 
about  them,  and  will  lead  them  not  only  to  pray 
more,  but  also  to  pray  more  definitely  and  fervently 
for  missions. 


32  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

3.  Present  Day  Problems  in  Tlieory  and  3IetJiod  in 
Missions  (pp.  194-242).  —  The  plan  for  the  pre- 
sentation of  this  division  should  be  much  the  same 
as  the  one  preceding. 

4.  Present  Day  Summary  of  Success  of  Foreign 
Missions  (pp.  297-346).  —  Here  also  the  blackboard 
may  be  employed,  to  economize  time  as  well  as  to 
put  certain  facts  more  clearly  and  forcibly. 

VII.     SOME  PRESENT  BARRIERS  TO  MISSIONARY  SUCCESS. 

Scripture.  —  That  part  of  1  Sam.  17,  which  gives 
the  boast  of  the  Philistine  giant,  and  David's  answer 
—  with  the  result ;  or  some  similar  account  of  seri- 
ous difficulties  overcome  in  the  power  of  the    Lord. 

1.  Barriers  on  Account  of  Customs  of  tlie  People. 

(1)  The  caste  system  of  India  ;  (2)  Seclusion  of 
women;    (3)   Polygamy. 

2.  Struggles  of  Non- Christian  Systems  to  Maintain 
Sup)remacy. 

(1)  The  exclusiveness  of  Mohammedanism ;  (2)  The 
anti-foreign  reaction  in  Japan;  (3)  The  galvanizing 
of  Hinduism. 

3.  Greed  of  Christian  Nations. 

(1)  The  opium  traffic,  and  treaty  troubles  in  China. 
(2)  Rum  and  gunpowder  trade  in  Africa. 

4.  Attitude  of  Christians  and  Representatives  of 
Christian  Nations. 

(1)  The  wicked  lives  of  many  commercial  and  po- 
litical representatives  of  Christian  nations,  in  mission 
lands;  (2)  The  indiiference  to  missions  and  the  world- 
liness  of  many  American  Christians. 


MISSIONARY  MEETINGS.  33 

5.   Illustrations  of  the  Past  ^Subsidence  of  Barriers. 

"The  Crisis  of  Missions,"  by  Pierson,  is  full  of 
such  illustrations.  Five  or  six  such  may  be  briefly 
given. 

Note. —  These  topics  are  treated  in  "The  Crisis  of  Mis- 
sions," by  Pierson,  and  "Foreign  Missions  After  a  Cen- 
tury," by  Dennis;  also  in  the  Missionary  Review  of  the  World, 
Africa  and  Rum,  June  and  August  '88;  Persecution  in 
Turkey,  March,  '88 ;  The  Opium  Traffic,  Aug.  '88,  Jan. 
and  Dec.  '89;  Anti-Foreign  Reaction  in  Japan,  April  and 
May,  '94. 

VIII.    THE  NEGLECTED  CONTINENT. 

1.  Let  the  chairman  of  the  meeting,  by  way  of 
introduction,  give  a  few  facts  such  as  those  found 
on  page  167  of  «' South  America:  The  Neglected 
Continent,"  indicating  how  little  is  written  and  said 
in  the  interest  of  South  America. 

2.  Let  the  first  speaker  briefly  present  the  geo- 
graphical extent  of  the  continent,  comparing  portions 
of  it  with  parts  of  our  own  country.  Let  the  same 
speaker  also  give  the  extent  of  each  of  the  following 
divisions  of  the  population:  Spanish,  Portuguese,  Ab- 
origines, Half-cast  and  mixed  population. 

3.  The  next  speaker  should  have  flfteen  minutes  to 
make  a  forcible  statement  of  the  spiritual  needs  of 
South  America.  The  following  points  should  be 
brought  out  clearly:  (1)  A  hasty  review  showing  how 
many  people  there  are  in  each  country  to  each  mis- 
sionary, pp.  74-78.  (2)  The  terrible  condition  of  the 
people  owing  to  the  prevailing  religion  of  the  con- 
tinent, pp.  6,  55-57,  72,  81,  126.     (3)   The   need  of 

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34  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

Christian  workers  compared  with  the  need  in  the 
United  States,  m  Great  Britain,  and  also  in  mission 
lands,  pp.  94-99.  (4)  The  unequal  distribution  of 
missionaries  on  the  continent  showing  that  the  vast 
majority  of  the  population  is  unevangelized,  pp. 
68,  155. 

4.  Let  the  last  speaker  make  an  appeal  showing 
the  responsibility  which  rests  upon  the  Christians 
of  America  in  view  of :  (1)  The  foregoing  facts  show- 
ing the  spiritual  destitution  of  this  contiuent.  (2)  The 
susceptibility  of  the  people  to  receive  the  gospel, 
pp.  89-92,  151.  (3)  The  providential  opening  and 
preparation  of  the  field,  p.  170.  (4)  The  proximity 
and  influence  of  the  United  States  and  Canada. 

Note. —  All  the  above  references  are  to  "South  Am- 
erica: The  Neglected  Continent;"  see  List  of  Selected 
Missionary  Literature.  A  careful  use  of  Part  II  of  this  one 
volume  will  be  all  that  is  required  to  ensure  a  thorough, 
interesting,  and  striking  presentation  of  the  topic.  It  will 
add  force  to  substitute  for  the  comparisons,  statistics  and 
illustrations  of  the  book  which  pertain  chiefly  to  Great 
Britain,  those  relating  to  North  America.  It  will  add 
greatly  to  the  vividness  of  the  presentation  of  the  topic  if 
the  maps  and  charts  on  pages  68,  79,  80,  96,  99,  123,  of  the 
book  just  referred  to  are  reproduced  on  a  blackboard  or  on 
paper. 

IX.   TWO  continental  evils. 

1.  The  African  Slave  Trade. —  Let  this  division  of 
the  topic  be  presented  by  two  speakers. 

(1)  First,  let  there  be  a  ten-minute  speech  which 
shall  bring  out  among  other  things  :  (a)  the  extent 


MISSIONARY  MEETINGS.  35 

of  the  slave  trade  in  Africa,  (b)  its  consequences,  and 
(c)  the  duty  of  Christian  nations  regarding  it. 

(2)  Let  five  minutes  be  used  by  a  second  person  in 
reading  extracts  from  Stanley's  "African  Slave  Trade," 
or  from  Chapter  VI  of  "  The  New  World  of  Central 
Africa. " 

2.  The  Asiatic  Opium  Traffic.  —  This  division  of 
the  topic  should  also  be  treated  by  two  persons. 

(1)  Let  one  in  a  ten-minute  speech  give  the  most 
forcible  facts  showing  :  (a)  the  extent  of  the  traffic 
and  its  rapid  increase,  (b)  its  consequences,  and  (c)  the 
terrible  responsibility  resting  upon  Christian  nations. 

(2)  Let  another  read  extracts  from  Chapter  VI  of 
"In  the  Far  East." 

Finally,  the  chairman  of  the  meeting  should  indicate 
briefly  the  responsibility  resting  upon  all  Christians 
for  the  overthrowal  of  these  two  great  evils,  (a)  by 
creating  sentiment  against  them,  (b)  by  prayer,  (c)  by 
gifts,  and  (d)  by  life  service.  The  closing  moments 
of  the  meeting  should  be  given  up  to  definite  and 
united  prayer. 

Note. —  Sufficient  material  to  make  possible  a  meeting 
of  intense  and  burning  interest  can  be  found  in  the  self- 
denial  number  of  The  Regions  Beyond,  pp.  21-31.  This 
number  is  called  "The  Marathon  of  To-day."  The  fol- 
lowing books  contain  invaluable  information  on  the  topic  : 
Stanley's  "African  Slave  Trade;"  Drummond's  "Tropical 
Africa;"  "The  New  World  of  Central  Africa,"  by  Mrs. 
Guinness  (Chapter  VI);  "  In  the  Far  East,"  by  Miss  Geral- 
dine  Guinness  (Chapter  VI);  "Records  of  the  Shanghai  Con- 
ference," 1890,  (pp.  306-35C) ;  "Report  of  the  London  Con- 
ference," 1888,  (see  Index  for  "Slavery"  and  "Opium"). 


36  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR, 

The  graphic  maps  on  pages  27  and  29  of  "  The  Marathon 
of  To-Day"  should  be  faithfully  reproduced  on  blackboard, 
paper  or  cloth.  They  will  add  wonderfully  to  the  force  of 
the  presentation  of  the  topic. 

X.    MEDICAL  MISSIONS. 

1.  Tlie  Importance  of  Medical  Missions. —  Let  there 
be  a  ten-minute  carefully  prepared  speech  establishing 
the  great  importance  of  medical  missions.  Such  points 
as  the  following  may  be  advanced  :  (1)  The  com- 
mands of  Christ ;  (2)  The  teachings  of  Christ ; 
(3)  The  example  of  Christ ;  (4)  The  practice  of  the 
apostles  and  the  early  disciples  ;  (5)  Humanitarian 
considerations  ;  (6)  Relation  to  evangelism. 

2.  The  Need  of  Medical  Missions.  — A  second  speaker 
in  ten  minutes  could  show  most  forcibly  the  great 
need  of  medical  missions  by  elaborating  briefly  two 
points:  (1)  Statistics  showing  the  comparative  need 
of  men  m  the  medical  profession  at  home  and  in 
mission  lands.  See  ' '  Report  of  the  Detroit  Conven- 
tion," p.  214.  (2)  Statements  and  incidents  showing 
the  ignorance  of  medical  science,  and,  worse  than 
that,  the  terrible  practices  which  prevail  in  heathen, 
pagan,  and  Moslem  lands.    See  "Murdered  Millions." 

3.  The  jSuccess  of  Medical  Missions.  —  The  striking 
success  and  influence  of  medical  missions  might  be 
shown  by  a  third  speaker  in  ten  minutes  by  giving 
one  fact  from  the  experience  of  some  medical  mis- 
sionary in  each  of  the  following  countries  :  (1)  China, 
e.  g. ,  Mackenzie  ;  (2)  India,  e.  g. ,  Valentine ;  (3) 
Syria,  e.  g. ,  Post ;  (4)  Persia,  e.  g. ,  Grant ;  (5)  Corea, 
e.  g.,  Allen. 


MISSIONARY  MEETINGS.  37 

Note. —  It  will  pay  to  go  to  great  trouble,  if  neces- 
sary, to  prepare  a  chart  as  follows  :  On  a  large  sheet 
of  cloth  or  paper  draw  two  great  square  diagrams.  Let  one 
be  black,  save  a  very  small  white  spot  in  the  center,  re- 
presenting one  medical  missionary  to  every  2,500,000  people 
in  China.  Let  the  other  have  a  field  of  white  on  which 
are  4000  dots  regularl}'  distributed,  representing  the  4000 
physicians  found  in  America  to  every  2,500,000.  Those 
who  participate  in  the  meeting  should  read  at  least  the 
following  :  "  Murdered  Millions,"  by  Dowkontt ;  in  paper, 
fifteen  cents  ;  "  Medical  Missions,"  by  Wanless;  five  cents; 
**  Medical  Missions:  Their  Claims  and  Progress,"  by  Lowe; 
in  paper,  fifteen  cents;  "Report  of  the  Detroit  Convention 
of  the  S.  V.  M.  F.  M.;"  one  dollar.  They  would  also  be 
greatly  repaid  if  they  would  consult  Lowe's  larger  work  on 
"Medical  Missions;"  the  "Report  of  the  Shanghai  Con^ 
ference  "  held  in  1877  (especially  the  paper  by  Dr.  Kerr), 
and  the  "Report  of  the  London  Conference"  held  in  1888 
(both  volumes). 

There  are  no  topics  which  are  designed  to  awaken 
so  much  interest  and  to  inspire  so  many  lives  as  those 
which  bring  out  in  a  striking  and  suggestive  manner 
the  dominant  facts,  forces,  and  motives  in  the  lives 
of  the  leaders  of  the  missionary  host.  It  is  preemin- 
ently true,  however,  of  such  topics,  that  for  successful 
treatment  they  require  the  most  rigidly  thorough 
preparation.  It  is  useless  to  attempt  them  except 
with  this  understanding.  But  they  amply  repay  the 
labor  and  where  carried  through,  are  unsurpassed  in 
their  convincing  and  inspiring  power. 

XI.    FIVE  MODEL  MISSIONARY  VOLUNTEERS. 

l.'The  following  group  would  aflford  a  strong  com- 
bination :  Brainerd,  Martyn,  Neesima,  Mackay,  Keith- 


38  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

Falconer.     They  would  also  stand  for  work   in  five 
different  countries. 

2.  Let  the  missionary  committee  select  with  great 
care  five  speakers.  Either  some  one  of  their  number 
or  some  other  might  act  as  leader.  Each  speaker 
should  be  limited  to  a  certain  time,  and  should  be 
called  down  without  fail  if  he  is  not  through  when  his 
time  has  expired. 

3.  Let  the  five  participants  give  terse  speeches  and 
not  read  papers.  In  presenting  each  character  some 
such  outline  as  this  might  be  helpful:  (1)  Brainerd's 
call  to  missionary  service.  (2)  Chief  elements  in  his 
preparation.  (3)  Three  of  his  leading  qualifications. 
(4)  His  achievements.  (5)  Chief  lesson  from  his  life 
for  students  of  to-day.  Other  points  can  be  substi- 
tuted for  any  or  all  of  these.  Be  brief,  clear,  pointed, 
suggestive.     All  this  implies  very  careful  preparation. 

XII.    TEN  MOMENTOUS  DECISIONS. 

1.  Let  ten  persons  give  the  reasons  why  the  fol- 
lowing men  decided  to  become  missionaries  :  Carey, 
Duff,  Morrison,  Judson,  Livingstone,  Moffat,  Patteson, 
Paton,  Wilson,  Crowther.  Changes  may  be  made  in 
this  list. 

2.  Here  too,  each  speaker  must  be  limited  to  two 
or  three  minutes. 

3.  Each  speaker  had  best  confine  himself  to  giving 
the  two  or  three  leading  reasons  or  facts  which  in- 
fluenced the  decision. 

4.  Wherever  possible  back  up  the  reasons  with 
exact  quotations  from  the  missionary  himself,  or  from 
his  biographer. 


MISSIONARY  MEETINGS.  39 

XIII.     SECRET  OF  ENDURING  SPIRITUAL  INFLUENCE; 

ILLUSTRATED  FROM  THE  LIVES  OF  FIVE 

MISSIONARY  LEADERS. 

1.  Neesima — single,  indomitable,  unselfish  purpose. 

2.  Paton  —  instant  and  constant  dependence  upon 
God. 

3.  Livingstone  —  a  holy  life. 

4.  Judson  —  individual  effort  for  immortal  souls. 

5.  Paul  —  living  unto  God. 

XIV.    FOUR  GREAT  STRATEGIC  MOVES  IN   THE    CONQUEST 
OF  THE  WORLD. 

1.  The  Founding  of  Educational  Missions  in  India, 
by  Alexander  Duff. 

2.  The  Founding  of  Doshisha  College  in  Japan,  by 
Joseph  Hardy  Neesima. 

3.  The  Exploration  of  Africa,  by  David  Livingstone. 

4.  The  Founding  of  Robert  College  in  Turkey,  by 
Cyrus  Hamlin. 

Note. — Under  each  head  the  following  points  should  be 
distinctly  brought  out :  (1)  How  was  the  man  fitted  and  led 
to  undertake  the  work  ?  (2)  What  was  his  own  declared  ob- 
ject in  it?  (3)  What  part  has  it  played  as  a  factor  in  the  con- 
quest of  that  countrj^  for  Christ?  The  best  literature  on  the 
subject  is  the  "Life  of  Alexander  Dufl","  by  Smith;  "Life 
and  Letters  of  Joseph  Hardy  Neesima;"  "Personal  Life 
of  David  Livingstone,"  by  Blaikie;  "My  Life  and  Times," 
by  Hamlin. 

XV.    THREE  TRIUMPHS   OP    FAITH. 

1.   Robert  and  Mary  Moffat^  at  Kuruman. 
A     triumph      won      through     patient     waiting, — 
thirteen  years  of  preparation  before  the  ingathering  j 


40  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

see   ''Life  of  Robert  and  Mary   Moffat,"   pp.   152- 
158. 

2.  The  Moravians  in  the  Danish  West  Indies. 

A  triumph  won  through  sinking  self  in  service. 
Within  fifteen  years  fifty  missionaries  found  their 
graves  on  St.  Croix  and  St.  Thomas  while  laboring 
among  the  negro  slaves  ;  but  at  the  expiration  of  the 
first  century  of  missionary  effort  13,333  had  been  ad- 
mitted to  the  communion.  See  ' '  Moravian  Mis- 
sions," by  Thompson,  pp.  79-95. 

3.  John  Baton  of  the  New  Hebrides. 

A  triumph  won  through  faith  in  God's  power  over 
nature,  in  the  sinking  of  the  well  and  the  consequent 
conversion  of  Aniwa.  "John  G.  Paton,"  pp.  176- 
197. 

Note. — The  leader  might  well  open  with  a  reading  of  the 
eleventh  chapter  of  Hebrews,  concluding  with  a  few  brief 
remarks  applying  the  passage  to  the  subject  of  the  meeting. 
The  speakers  should  be  limited  strictly  to  the  point  indi- 
cated—  the  triumph  of  faith.  Enough  of  the  story  should 
be  presented  to  give  the  setting.  The  main  effort  should 
be  to  set  forth  tersely  the  nature  of  the  trial,  and  the  tri- 
umph which  God  gave.  The  remainder  of  the  time  might 
well  be  taken  up  in  songs  and  prayers  of  praise. 

XVI.    PRESENT  DAY   MIRACLES    IN    THE    MISSION    FIELD. 

1.  Miracles  of  Conversion:  "Africaner,  the  Hot- 
tentot Terror,"  pp.  218-220;  "  Maskepetoom,  the 
Indian  Chief,"  pp.  230-235;  "  Ling  -  Ching -  Ting, 
the  Chinese  Opium  Smoker,"  pp.  235-238. 

2.  Miracles  of  Transformation  :  "  The  Colonists  of 
Sierra    Leone,"    pp.    251-254;     "The  New   Zealand 


MISSIONARY  MEETINGS.  41 

Converts,"  pp.    254-256;   ''Old  Calabar,"  pp.   267- 
272;   "The  Pentecost  at  Hilo,"  pp.  279-284. 

Note. —  An  occasional  meeting  given  to  recounting  the 
marvels  of  grace  which  God  has  wrought  on  the  mission 
field  is  not  only  very  entertaining  but  helpful  and  inspiring. 
It  arouses  the  interest  of  many  as  nothing  else  will.  The 
instances  and  pages  cited  are  taken  from  "  The  New  Acts 
of  the  Apostles,"  by  Pierson.  They  are  all  remarkable  in- 
stances of  God's  modern  miracles  (John  14  :  12).  The  book 
should  be  possessed  b}'  every  missionary  worker.  It  will 
furnish  material  for  many  other  equally  valuable  pro- 
grams. 


CHAPTER  III. 


MISSIONARY  CLASSES. 


One  ambition  of  the  missionary  pastor  is  to  get  his 
people  to  studying  missions.  Missionary  information 
is  the  tap-root  of  missionary  activity.  The  missionary 
class  strikes  more  fundamentally  at  the  life  of  the 
church  than  even  the  missionary  meeting,  for  it  is  the 
constantly  recuring  attention  and  study  which  most 
certainly  begets  the  life-molding  conviction.  The 
missionary  meeting  is  largely  dependent  upon  the 
class,  also,  for  its  continued  success.  The  class  is 
the  fountain  from  which  the  missionary  pastor  draws 
the  water  to  supply  his  church. 

Usually  a  few  very  practical  difficulties  lie  in  the 
way  of  the  pastor  as  he  attempts  to  enlist  the  older 
members  of  his  flock  in  such  study.  Lack  of  time, 
lack  of  interest,  lack  of  sj^stematic  habits  of  study, 
all  these  and  many  other  obstacles  will  be  presented 
in  the  average  church-member.  The  pastor's  chief 
hope  in  the  matter  of  establishing  systematic  study, 
lies  in  his  young  people.  They  have  time,  and  their 
interest  and  zeal  is  more  easily  aroused.  Nor,  when 
his  young  people  have  become  thoroughly  aroused, 
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MISSIONARY  CLASSES.  43 

will  he  be  surprised  to  find  the  older  members  coming 
into  his  class. 

Concerning  the  leadership  of  such  a  class  it  will  be 
a  healthy  stimulus  to  some  young  man  or  woman  in 
the  congregation  to  be  chosen  as  leader,  if  one  can  be 
found  who  possesses  the  qualities  of  a  student,  who 
can  plan  work  for  others,  who  will  hold  the  interest  of 
the  class,  and  who  is  willing,  for  the  sake  of  doing 
this  great  thing  for  the  Lord,  to  devote  time  and 
study  to  the  work.  Otherwise  it  is  better  for  the  pas- 
tor himself,  even  at  a  heavy  personal  sacrifice,  to 
take  charge  of  the  class.  He  can  develop  a  leader  for 
the  class  from  among  its  members,  as  time  goes  by. 

The  outlines  of  courses  presented  in  this  chapter  are 
given  as  suggestive  of  plans  which  might  be  followed. 
Similar  ones  appear  from  time  to  time  in  The  Stu- 
dent Volunteer.  They  have  all  been  pursued  in 
different  places  and  have  been  proven  of  great  value 
in  arousing  interest.  Whatever  course  is  taken  up, 
all  the  literature  necessary  to  its  proper  pursuance 
should  be  procured.  Some  of  the  courses  given  are 
arranged  to  be  carried  on  with  a  single  text-book.  In 
these  courses  each  member  of  the  class  should  own  a 
copy  of  this  book.  In  the  other  courses  a  number  of 
books  will  be  required  for  continual  reference.  These 
should  be  procured  for  the  use  of  the  whole  class  and 
cared  for  by  a  librarian.  It  is  better  to  take  the  simp- 
ler and  easier  courses  first. 

Two  methods  may  be  used  in  conducting  the  class. 
In  the  recitation  method  a  lesson  is  assigned  before- 
hand and  prepared  by  each  member  of  the  class.     At 


44  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

the  meeting  they  are  expected  to  recite  on  the  as>^ 
signed  lesson.  In  the  topical  method,  topics  are  as- 
signed to  the  members  ;  each  works  up  his  own  topic, 
and  comes  prepared  on  that  alone.  The  best  plan  is 
probably  a  combination,  in  varying  parts,  of  these 
two  methods.  Whatever  plan  is  adopted,  it  should 
be  borne  in  mind  that  continual  poor  preparation 
means  the  death  of  interest.  Every  member  should 
make  it  a  point  of  conscience  to  be  thoroughly  pre- 
pared. It  is  a  class  for  study,  and  not  for  conversa- 
tion merely. 

In  order  to  stimulate  the  interest,  members  may  be 
made  responsible  for  conducting  some  public  mission- 
ary meeting,  such  as  the  monthly  missionary  meeting 
of  the  young  people's  society  or  a  regular  evening 
service  of  the  church.  Preparation  for  such  meetings 
will  awaken  greater  enthusiasm  in  the  members  of  the 
class. 

It  is  often  possible  and  advisable  to  form  more 
than  one  such  class  in  a  single  church.  Several  pas- 
tors have  successfully  organized  as  many  as  ten 
classes  in  the  one  church.  A  circle  of  ten  or  twelve 
meeting  at  some  private  house  is  better  than  one 
twice  that  size.  If  the  class  is  too  large,  it  should  be 
divided,  and  a  second  leader  be  chosen. 

Whatever  course  is  undertaken,  or  plan  adopted, 
the  leader  should  realize  that  much  depends  upon  him 
to  awaken  and  maintain  the  interest  in  the  work.  He 
has  a  grave  responsibility  before  his  Lord.  He  should 
give  himself  constantly  to  the  study  of  methods  and 
means,  in  the  spirit  of  prayer.     While  he  should  more 


MISSIONARY  CLASSES.  45 

thoroughly  prepare  each  lesson  than  any  member  of 
his  class,  yet  he  is  most  a  leader  who  gets  the  most 
work  out  of  the  class.  It  is  the  class  which  is  to 
recite,  not  the  leader. 

The  missionary  pastor,  as  he  stands  at  the  thresh- 
old of  the  introduction  of  missionary  study,  is  gazing 
through  a  door  of  mighty  opportunity,  and  of  tre- 
mendous possibility  for  the  kingdom  of  our  Lord. 
May  he  be  anointed  with  faith  to  see  his  privilege 
and  discharge  his  great  responsibility! 

THE  APOSTOLIC  CHURCH  AND  MISSIONS. 

STUDY  I.       THE  MISSION  OF  THE  CHURCH. 

1.  What  Was  This  Mission? 

(1)  Testifying  to  that  which  they  knew  to  be  true, — 
(a)  regarding  the  life,  death  and  resurrection  of 
Christ;  (b)  Kegarding  the  work  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 
(2)  Building  up  a  church  of  which  Christ  was  the 
head.  (3)  Preparing  and  sending  out  further  wit- 
nesses. 

2.  To  Whom  Was  This  Entrusted? 

(1)  To  original  witnesses  of  Christ.  (2)  To  the 
early  converts.  (3)  To  the  church  at  Jerusalem.  (4) 
To  other  churches.  (Study  mission  of  the  church  at 
Antioch.)  (5)  Not  to  unbelievers  or  selfish  followers. 
(6)  Not  even  to  the  angels  of  heaven. 

3.  For  Whom  Was  the  Mission  Given? 

(1)  For  the  lost  sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel.  It 
showed  (a)  that  Jesus  of  Nazareth  was  the  Messiah ;  (b) 
that  Christ  is  a  mightier  justifier  than  Moses.   (2)  To 


46  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

Gentiles  in  all  lands,  (a)  It  declared  one  God,  a  lov- 
ing and  forgiving  Father,  revealed  through  his  Son, 
Jesus  Christ,  the  Redeemer,  (b)  It  emphasized  a  spir- 
itual, instead  of  a  carnal  worship. 

4.    When  Was  the  Mission  to  he  Carried  onf 
(1)  As  soon  as  the  power  of  the  Holy  Spirit  was  re- 
ceived.  (2)  When  the  Holy  Spirit  opened  the  way.   (3) 
As  long  as  men  or  nations  remain  unevangelized.   (4) 
Until  Christ  comes  to  judgment. 

Personal  Question. — If  this  work  was  gladly  under- 
taken by  eleven  men  to  whom  Christ  gave  his  com- 
mission, is  there  reason  for  116,000,000  Christians 
fearing  that  they  cannot  accomplish  the  evangeliza- 
tion of  the  world? 

STUDY  II.        THE  THEME  IN  THE  PREACHING  OF 
THE    CHURCH. 

1.  The  Theme  of  the  Founder  of  the  Church. 

(1)  Find  all  the  express  declarations  of  what 
Christ's  theme  was,  and,  if  possible,  a  concise  state- 
ment of  it  which  will  include  all.  (2)  What  is  His 
theme  in  the  Sermon  on  the  Mount?  (3)  Is  His  theme 
a  new  one?  (4)  What  is  the  theme  of  the  message  He 
sent  to  be  preached  among  all  nations? 

2.  The  Theme  of  the  Members  of  the  Church. 

(1)  In  general. — (a)  What  were  the  Twelve  commis- 
sioned to  preach?  (b)  What  were  the  Seventy  told  to 
herald?  (c)  What  general  commissions  were  given  to 
all  the  disciples  as  to  their  theme?  (d)  What  qualified 
the  disciples  to  preach  on  this  theme?  (e)  What  did 
the  disciples  actually  preach?     How  does  the  Resur- 


MISSIONARY  CLASSES.  47 

rection  bear  upon  the  Kingdom?  (f)  Does  the  world 
still  need  the  preaching  of  this  theme?  (2)  Peter's 
theme  :  Study  his  theme  in  his  sermon  at  Pentecost, 
on  Solomon's  porch,  before  the  High  Priest,  before 
Cornelius,  and  in  his  epistles.  (3)  Philip's  theme  : 
From  the  account  of  his  work  in  three  fields,  discover 
his  great  theme.  (4)  Paul's  theme  :  Find  it  in  his 
preaching  and  teaching.  Look  for  it  in  his  work  at 
Damascus,  Antioch  of  Pisidia,  Thessalonica,  Mars' 
Hill,  Ephesus,  Rome;  also  search  for  it  in  his 
epistles. 

Personal  Questions.  —  In  view  of  the  fact  that  I 
know  what  Christ's  theme  was,  what  should  my  daily 
theme  be?  Have  I  the  personal  experience  which 
qualifies  me  to  witness  for  Christ?  Can  I  testify  to 
that  I  do  not  know?  Am  I  winning  souls  to  Christ 
now,  as  I  present  this  theme?  Will  this  present  ex- 
perience fit  me  to  testify  to  Christ  in  foreign  lands? 

STUDY  HI.        THE  MISSIONARIES  OF  THE  CHURCH. 

1.  The  Men  WJio  Were  Called. 

(1)  What  natural  characteristics  had  they?  (2) 
What  spiritual  qualifications  ?  (a)  In  knowledge  of 
Christ,  (b)  In  possession  of  the  Spirit  of  God.  (3) 
What  experience  in  Christian  work  before  being  sent 
out? 

2.  The  Manner  of  Their  Call 

(1)  Divine.  How  were  they  called  by  the  Spirit? 
(2)  Human.  How  were  they  commissioned  by  the 
church? 

3.  The  Spirit  in  Which  They    Worked. 


48  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

(1)  Give  instance  of  :  (a)  Their  eagerness  to  preach 
Christ;  (b)  Their  love  for  the  souls  of  prejudiced  and 
unsaved  people;  (c)  Their  absolute  obedience  to  the 
"Heavenly  Vision."  (2)  Collect  further  proofs  of 
their  Christlike  spirit. 

4.   Paul  a  Typical  Apostolic  Missionary. 

(1)  What  earthly  ambitions  did  he  renounce?  (2) 
What  appreciation  had  he  of  the  value  of  Christ's  life 
and  death,  as  a  basis  for  missionary  work?  (3)  What 
example  is  there  in  the  way  in  which  he  held  his  life? 
(4)  What  adaptation  had  he  in  preaching  the  gospel  to 
persons  who  held  different  religious  views? 

Personal  Questions.  —  What  endowment  had  the 
apostolic  missionaries  that  we  cannot  claim  for  the 
work  to  which  God  has  called  us?  What  supreme 
qualification  had  every  apostolic  missionary,  which  is 
at  times  overlooked  in  our  own  preparation? 

STUDY  IV.   THE  METHODS  OF  THE  CHURCH. 

These  are  considered  as  the  methods  of  the  mission- 
aries who  represented  the  church  abroad,  rather  than 
the  methods  of  the  church  at  home. 

1.   In  Entering  New  Territory. 

(1)  How  were  the  missionaries  sent  out  by  the  home 
church?  (2)  How  supported?  (3)  What  was  their 
policy  in  regard  to  capitals  and  largest  cities?  (4) 
How  were  they  directed  into  communities  where  they 
labored?  (5)  What  discriminations  were  made  between 
Jew  and  Gentile  ?  (6)  Note  instances — (a)  Of  preach- 
ing, in  synagogues,  public  places,  private  houses,  etc. ; 
(b)  Of  healing  and  other  miracles, 


MI8 810 NARY  GLASSES.  49 

2.  In  Organization  of  New  Churches. 

(1)  Who  always  served  as  a  nucleus  for  the  new 
Christian  church?  (2)  Note  examples  of  methods 
used  in  work  at  Corinth,  Ephesus  and  Thessalonica. 
(3)  Note  length  of  time  spent  in  places  where  churches 
were  organized.      (4)  What   instructions  were  given: 

(a)  For  practical  Christian  living?  (b)  For  conduct 
of  meetings?  (c)  For  maintenance  of  church  uni- 
versal? (5)  What  provisions  were  made  for  super- 
vision of  churches? 

3.  In  Development  of  Local  Workers. 

(1)  Preparation   of   workers:    (a)    By  Holy  Spirit. 

(b)  By  counsel  of  other  Christians.  (2)  What  was 
done  to  unite  Jews  and  Gentiles  in  a  common  Chris- 
tian church?  (3)  What  division  was  made  of  spiritual 
and  secular  labors?  (4)  What  part  had  women  in  the 
work  of  the  church?  (a)  In  public  worship,  (b)  In 
other  ministrations. 

STUDY  V.    THE  TRIALS  OF  THE  CHURCH. 

1.   External  Trials. 

(1)  Persecution,  (a)  Causes.  Find  reasons  for  the 
persecutions,  in  the  nature  of  the  gospel  itself,  in  the 
character  of  those  who  preached  it,  and  in  the  life 
and  business  relations  of  those  to  whom  it  was 
preached.  Verify  each  reason  by  a  scripture  proof- 
text,  (b)  Effects.  Make  two  columns  in  your  note- 
book, one  for  "discouraging  effects"  and  the  other 
for  "encouraging  effects."  Then  go  through  the  Book 
of  Acts,  studying  each  persecution  recorded,  and  after 
discovering  the  discouraging  and  encouraging  aspects, 

4 


50  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

indicate  them  in  the   two   columns,  one   over  against 
the  other.     For  example :  — 


Discouraging  : 
Church  scattered,  Acts ' 


Encouraging  : 
Word  preached,  Acts  8  :  4. 


(2)  Famine.  Study  the  famine  referred  to  in  the 
eleventh  chapter  of  Acts  and  find  what  Providential 
influence  it  had  on  the  church. 

2.    Internal  Trials. 

(1)  Dissensions  regarding  doctrine  and  practice. 
Study  such  dissensions  as  appear  in  Acts  15,  Komans 
14,  and  1  Corinthians  6,  and  notice  how  they  were 
dealt  with.  (2)  Difficulties  in  Church  polity.  Find 
out  how  such  difficulties  as  those  recorded  in  Acts  6, 

1  Corinthians  1,  and  1  Corinthians  11,  were  overcome. 
(3)  Inconsistent  church  members.  Notice  the  peculiar 
intensity  of  this  trial  and  the  stem  way  in  which 
hypocrisy  was  rebuked.   Study  Acts  5 ;  1  Corinthians  5 ; 

2  Corinthians  6;  2  Corinthians  11,  etc. 

Personal  Questions.  —  If  I  am  to  expect  persecution 
in  my  work  of  spreading  the  gospel,  in  what  spirit 
should  I  meet  it?  If  I  have  had  trials  in  my  life, 
have  I  profited  by  them?  Am  I  bringing  any  new 
trial  on  the  church  to-day  by  living  an  inconsistent 
life? 

STUDY  VI.     THE  SUCCESSES  OF  THE  CHURCH. 

1.    Nations  Evangelized. 

(1)  What  was  the  apostolic  idea  of  evangelization? 
(a)  What  did  it  mean?  (b)  Was  it,  or  was  it  not, 
regarded  as  the  chief  work  of  the  Church?  (c)  Did 
its  demands  rest  upon  all  Christians? 


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(2)  To  what  extent  was  the  world  evangelized  in 
apostolic  times?     (a)  Territorially?     (b)  Racially? 

2.  Converts  Gained. 

(1)  Their  number.  (2)  The  ranks  of  society  from 
which  they  came.      (3)  Their  character  as  Christians. 

3,  Churches  Established. 

(1)  In  what  cities  were  churches  established?  Notice 
their  geographical  positions.  (2)  Did  these  churches 
become  evangelizing  centers? 

Personal  Questions.  —  What  constitutes  a  truly  suc- 
cessful church?  What  constitutes  a  successful  Chris- 
tian?    Am  I  one? 

STUDY  VII.     THE  PRAYER-LIFE  OF  THE  CHURCH. 

1.    Its  Predominance. 

(1)  In  the  inception  of  the  church,  (a)  The  ten 
days  of  antecedent  prayer,  (b)  The  selection  of  a 
twelfth  apostle  in  prayer,  (c)  The  mighty  result, — 
the  outpouring  of  the  Spirit. 

(2)  In  the  extension  of  the  church,  (a)  How  was 
better  organization  promoted  through  prayer?  (b) 
Trace  the  prayer- cause  of  the  wonderful  growth  in 
the  number  of  converts,  (c)  Show  how  the  movement 
to  evangelize  the  Gentiles  was  bom  in  prayer,  (d) 
Mark  the  place  of  prayer  in  the  establishing  and 
nourishing  of  churches. 

(3)  In  the  leadership  of  the  church,  (a)  Find  at 
least  three  instances  in  which  leaders  were  chosen  in 
prayer,  (b)  Show  how  much  the  leaders  themselves 
were  men  of  prayer,  e.  g.  Peter,  James,  Paul,  etc. 

(4)  In  the  membership  of  the   church,     (a)  Show 


52  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

how  prayer  was  considered  to  be  an  essential  part  of 
the  life  of  every  convert,  (b)  Notice  the  way  in 
which  the  Christians  united  in  special  petitions  at 
different  times  for  special  help  from  God. 

2.  Its  Characteristics.  —  Discover  the  different  cha- 
racteristics of  the  prayer-life  of  these  early  Christians, 
quoting  the  proof- text  in  each  instance ;  e.  g. ,  earnest- 
ness, importunity,  steadfastness,  faith,  joyfulness, 
thankfulness,  for  others,  "of  one  accord,"  etc. 

Personal  Questions. —  Is  my  prayer-life  a  predom- 
inant part  of  my  life?  Are  there  any  characteristics 
of  my  prayer-life  which  I  am  ashamed  of?  What 
characteristics  ought  to  be  developed?  How  may 
this  be  done? 

STUDY  VIII.     THE  POWER  OP  THE  CHURCH THE 

HOLY  SPIRIT. 

1.  The  Church's  Need  of  the  Power. 

(1)  Seen  from  Christ's  estimate  of  the  disciples' 
need.  (2)  Seen  from  the  task  which  they  had  before 
them.  (3)  Shown  by  the  contrast  between  their  weak- 
ness before,  and  their  strength  after,  receiving  the 
power. 

2.  The  Promises  Which  the  Church  Could  Claim. 

(1)  Old  Testament  promises  and  prophecies.  (2) 
John's  prophecy.      (3)  Christ's  own  promises. 

3.  The  Way  the  Power  was  Obtained. 

(1)  Christ's  directions  as  to  the  way  to  secure  the 
Holy  Spirit.  (2)  The  way  in  which  the  power  was 
actually  obtained. 

4.  T%e  Effects  of  the  Baptism  of  the  Spirit  on   the 


MISSIONARY  CLASSES  53 

Workers. — Verify  by  Scripture  passages  the  following 
effects,  and  discover  others :  — 

(1)  Power  in  speech.  (2)  Boldness.  (3)  Wisdom. 
(4)  Power  to  overcome  sin.  (5)  Assurance  of  son- 
ship.  (6)  Knowledge  of  God's  word.  (7)  Power  in 
prayer.      (8)  Spiritual  might. 

5.  TJie  Effects  of  the  Baptism  of  the  Spirit  on  the 
Work  of  the  Disciples.  —  Prove  the  following :  — 

(1)  Deep  conviction  of  sin.      (2)  Many  conversions. 

Personal  Questions.  —  Do  we  stand  in  any  special 
need  of  the  Holy  Spirit's  power?  What  promises  can 
we  claim  for  securing  this  power?  How  may  we 
obtain  the  Holy  Spirit?  Will  it  make  any  great  dif- 
ference in  our  lives  whether  we  have  Him  or  not? 

THE  HISTORICAL  DEVELOPMENT  OF  THE 
MISSIONARY  IDEA. 

Note. —  The  purpose  of  the  present  course  is  not  to 
furnish  the  basis  for  a  complete  study  of  the  history  of 
missions.  Such  a  course  would  necessarily  be  too  long  to 
be  generally  practicable.  The  object  is  rather  to  illustrate 
by  historical  examples  the  growth  of  the  missionary  idea 
as  fostered  by  God  throughout  the  ages,  in  order  to  bring 
overwhelming  conviction  to  the  student  regarding  the  im- 
perative obligation  resting  upon  Christians  to-day  to  carry 
the  gospel  to  every  creature.  The  course  is  based  upon  a 
single  book  which  may  serve  as  a  text-book,  viz.  "  Smith's 
Short  History  of  Missions." 

STUDY  I.    ITS  FIRST  REVELATION  TO  MAN. 

Required  Reading. —  Smith's  "Short  History  of 
Christian  Missions,"  pp.  7-14;  Genesis  12-19. 

1.   The  first  evangel  message.     To  whom  given  and 


54  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

under  what  circumstances?  2.  The  first  missionary 
call.  Who  was  called?  To  what?  Where  is  the 
account  recorded?  3.  The  first  missionary  training 
school.  Where?  Character  of  the  training?  4.  The 
first  mission  field.  Its  strategic  position.  Its  heathen- 
ism. 5.  The  great  missionary  covenant.  When  made? 
Circumstances.  Significance.  6.  The  first  missionary 
at  work.     As  an  intercessor.     As  a  conqueror. 

STUDY  II.     ITS  PROGRESSIVE  EXPRESSION  IN  THE 
OLD  TESTAMENT. 

Required  Reading. —  Smith's  "Short  History  of 
Christian  Missions,"  pp.  16-20,  together  with  a  careful 
study  of  all  passages  of  Scripture  referred  to  in  the 
text. 

1 .  TJie  Application  of  the  Missionary  Covenant  to  Gen- 
tiles, as  well  as  to  Jews.  —  Study  the  following  pas- 
sages:— 

(1)  In  the  Pentateuch.  Gen.  12  :  3  (cf.  Acts  3  :  25); 
18:18;  26  :4  (cf.  Gal.  3  :8);  28  :  14;  49  :  10  (R.Y.); 
Deut.  32  :  43  (cf.  Rom.  15:10). 

(2)  In  the  Psalms".  2:8;  22  :  27;  45  :  17  (K  V.); 
46  :a0;  47:7,  8;  65  :  2,  5;  66  :4;  67:2-5,  7;  ';2  :  8, 
10,  11,  17;  86  :9;  96  :  3,  7-11;  117:1  (cf.  Rom.  15  : 
11);  138  :4,  5. 

(3)  In  the  Major  Prophets,  /sa.  2  :  2;  11  :  9,  10; 
42  :  1,  4,  6,  10  (cf.  Luke  2  :  32);  4^  :  22,  23;  49  ;  6,  7, 
12,  22  (cf.  Acts  13:  47);  52:  10,  1{>  ^cif.  Luke  3:6); 
54  :  2,  3;  55  :  4,  5;  56  :  7,  8;  60  :  3,  4,  ^;  65  :  1  (cf. 
Rom.  10  :  20);  66  :  18,  19,  23;  Jer.  3:1^  16  ;  19-21  j 
Dan.  7:13,  14. 


MISSIONARY  CLASSES.  55 

(4)  In  the  Minor  Prophets.  Hos.  1:10;  2:23; 
Joel  2  :  28;  Amos  9  :  11,  12;  Jonah  4  :  10,  11;  Zeph. 
2  :11;  Hag.  2  :7;  Zech.  2  :11;  9  :10;  Mai.  1:11,14. 

2.  The  Providential  Representatives  of  the  Missionary 
Idea. 

(1)  Abraham.      Review  Study  I. 

(2)  Isaac.  Recall  God's  provision  and  preservation 
of  Isaac.     Gen.  21  : 1-3,  22  :  2,  10-13. 

(3)  Ja(5ob.  Show  God's  hand  in  making  Jacob, 
rather  than  Esau,  the  transmitter  of  the  covenant. 
Gen.  25  :  31-34;  27:1-40. 

(4)  Judah.   Why  not  Reuben?    Gen.  49:3,4,  9-12. 

(5)  Moses  and  Joshua. 

(6)  David  and  Solomon. 

STUDY  III.     ITS  COMPLETE  REVELATION  IN  THE 
NEW  TESTAMENT. 

Required  Reading. —  Smith's  ''Short  History  of 
Christian  Missions,"  pp.  23-38;  Acts  10  : 1  to  11  :  18. 

1.  The  Gospel  Plan  of  Salvation  3Ieant  for  All 
People. 

(1)  Argument  based  on  the  time  of  Christ's  advent. 
He  came  :  (a)  when  the  world  was  practically  united 
in  one  empire ;  (b)  when  one  language  was  understood 
over  all  the  earth;  (c)  when  an  extensive  commerce 
caused  the  transmission  of  ideas  from  one  land  to 
the  another;  (d)  when  heathen  philosophies  and  relig- 
ions were  losing  their  power  over  men ;  (e)  when  the 
Jews  were  scattered  over  the  whole  earth  and  thus 
were  infusing  the  idea  of  a  coming  Messiah  into  the 
minds  of  all  races.  See  the  first  three  pages  of 
Chapter  III  of  Geikie's  "Life  of  Christ." 


56  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

(2)  Argument  based  on  the  personal  mission  of 
Christ.      Study  such  passages  as  the  following:  Luke 

19  :  10;  1  Tim.  1  :  15;  Matt.  15  :  24-28;  John  4  :  7, 
35,  39;  Matt.  8  :  10;  John  3  :  16;    Mark  10  :  45,  etc. 

(3)  Argument  based  on  Christ's  teaching  regarding 
His  Kingdom.  Matt.  8  :  11;  Luke  13  :  29,  30;  John 
10  :16;  Matt.  11  :  28,  etc. 

(4)  Argument  based  on  the  out-pouring  of  the  Holy 
Spirit.      Acts  2:4,  17;  10  :  45,  etc. 

2.  Christ's  Plan  for  Publishing  the  Gosj)el  to  Every 
Creature. 

(1)  Shown  in  His  policy  in  training  some  who 
should  be  His  witnesses.     Mark  3  :  14. 

(2)  Shown  in  His  parting  commissions  to  His  dis- 
ciples. Study  his  words  during  the  forty  days  before 
His  ascension.  Note  especially:  (a)  His  fifth  ap- 
pearance, Mark    16  :  14,    15;  Luke  24  :  36-49;    John 

20  :  19-23;  (b)  His  eighth  appearance,  Matt.  28  :  16- 
20 ;  (c)  His  last  appearance,  Luke  24  :  49-53 ;  Acts  1  : 
6-9;  Mark  16  :  19,  20. 

3.  His  Plan  Exemplijied  hy  the  Early  Apostles. 

(1)  Peter.      See  Acts  11  :  15-17;  15  :  7-11 ;  etc. 

(2)  Paul.  See  Acts  9:  15;  22  :  21;  26  :  17;  13  :  46- 
48;  15  :12;  18  :6;26  :  19,  20;  Rom.  9  :  24;  Rom.  11  : 
11;  Gal.  3  :  13,  14;  etc. 

(3)  Other  apostles.    See  Acts  11:18;15:14-18;  etc. 

STUDY    IV.       PATRICK    AND  COLUMBA ;    OR  THE    MISSION- 
ARY IDEA  IN  THE  FIFTH  AND  SIXTH  CENTURIES. 

Required  Reading.  —  Smith's  ' '  Short  History  of 
Christian  Missions,"  pp.  62-70. 


MISSIONARY  CLASSES.  57 

Other  Literature. —  Maclear's  * 'Apostles  of  Medie- 
val Europe,"  Chapters  IT  aud  III;  McClintock  and 
Strong's  <<  Cyclopedia  of  Biblical,  Theological  and 
Ecclesiastical  Literature." 

1.  Patrick. 

(1)  Early  life  :  parentage  ;  birth-place  (locate  on 
map) ;  captivities.  (2)  Conversion  :  at  what  age  and 
where  ?  (3)  Missionary  call :  the  vision  ;  the  ' '  Mace- 
donian Cry";  opposition  by  friends;  joyful  determi- 
nation to  be  a  missionary  among  the  Irish.  (4)  At 
work  as  a  missionary :  methods  ;  length  of  service  ; 
chief  work  ;  extent  of  his  work  ;  influence. 

2.  Columha. 

(1)  Early  life  :  parentage  ;  place  and  time  of  birth  ; 
influence  of  Patrick's  work  upon  him.  (2)  At  home 
as  a  trainer  of  missionaries  :  how  long  did  he  work 
thus  in  Ireland  ?  (3)  Abroad  as  a  missionary  :  what 
led  him  to  become  a  missionary  in  Scotland  ?  the 
church  at  lona  ;  purit}^  of  his  preaching ;  duration 
and  extent  of  work  ;  influence. 

STUDY   V.       BONIFACE    AND    ANSKAR  ;    OR    THE    MISSION- 
ARY IDEA  IN  THE  EIGHTH  AND  NINTH  CENTURIES. 

Required  Reading.  —  Smith's  ' '  Short  History  of 
Christian  Missions,"  pp.  86-88  ;  91-93. 

Other  Literature. —  Maclear's  "Apostles  of  Medie- 
val Europe,"  Chapters  VIII  and  X;  Missionary  Re- 
view of  the  World,  Aug.  1892,  pp.  566-573;  McClin- 
tock and  Strong's  Cyclopedia. 

1 .   Boniface. 

(1)  Early  life  :  devout  parentage  ;   time  and  place 


58  THE  MI88I0NART  PASTOR. 

of  birth ;  plans  for  a  secular  life  ;  as  a  nionk  ;  passion 
for  travel.  (2)  Decision  to  be  a  foreign  missionary  : 
the  early  missionary  call ;  what  aroused  his  interest  in 
Friesland  ;  refusing  office  of  an  abbot ;  securing  a 
commission  to  preach  in  Germany.  (3)  His  work  as 
a  missionary ;  his  field  of  labor ;  his  fearlessness  ; 
methods  ;  help  from  England. 

2.   Anskar. 

(1)  Early  life  :  nationality  ;  early  conversion.  (2) 
Leadings  to  the  missionary  life  :  a  dream  ;  the  em- 
peror's call  for  a  missionary  for  Scandinavia  ;  Anskar's 
response.  (3)  His  missionary  work:  training-schools; 
medical  missions  ;  enduring  persecutions  ;  length  of 
service. 

STUDY    VI.       RAYMUND    LULL  ;    OR    THE   MISSIONARY 
IDEA    IN    THE    DARK    AGES. 

Required  Reading. —  Smith's  "Short  History  of 
Christian  Missions,"  pp.  102-108. 

Other  Literature. —  Maclear's  "Apostles  of  Medie- 
val Europe,"  Chapter  XVII;  Pierson's  "The  New  Acts 
of  the  Apostles,"  pp.  63-66;  McClintock  and  Strong's 
Cyclopedia. 

1.  Early  life  :  birth-place  and  date  ;  manner  of  life 
in  early  years  ;  influence  of  the  story  of  the  crusades. 
2.  Conversion  :  circumstances  ;  convenant  with  God  ; 
consecration  of  all  to  the  Lord's  work.  3.  His  work 
as  a  Christian  apologist.  4.  His  work  in  establishing 
missionary  colleges  :  motives  which  impelled  him  to 
this  ;  his  near  approach  to  the  idea  of  organized  mis- 
sions ;    his   appeals   to   king  and   pope   to   establish 


MISSIONARY  CLASSES.  59 

missionary  colleges  ;  his  victory  regarding  Professor- 
ships of  modern  languages.  5.  His  work  as  a  mis- 
sionary to  the  Mohammedans  :  difficulties  of  the  field; 
beginnings  in  Africa  ;  work  in  Majorca  ;  in  Cyprus  ; 
in  East  Armenia  ;  vain  appeals  for  Africa  ;  second 
stay  in  Africa  ;  trials,  imprisonment,  expulsion ;  a 
new  appeal  to  the  Church  for  the  Mohammedans  ;  third 
visit  to  Africa  ;  martyrdom  ;  character. 

STUDY    VII.       THE    MISSIONARY    IDEA    AND    THE 
REFORMATION. 

Required  Reading.  —  Smith's  "Short  History  of 
Christian  Missions,  "  pp.  110-118. 

Other  ZiVeraatre.— Warneck's  "History  of  Protes- 
tant Missions,  "  pp.  1-23. 

1.  The  Lack  of  Appreciation  on  the  Fart  of  the 
Leaders  of  the  Reformation  of  its  True  Missionary 
Significance. 

(1)  Reasons  for  this.      (2)  Illustrations  of  it. 

2.  Erasmus,  the  Expositor  of  the  Missionary  Idea  in 
the  Reformation. 

(1)  His  conception  of  the  duty  of  preaching  to  the 
heathen.      (2)  The  motives  to  which  he  appealed. 

3.  Contrihutivns  of  the  Reformation  to  the  Further- 
ance of  the  Missionary  Idea. 

(1)  The  proclamation  of  a  purer  gospel.  (2)  The 
circulation  of  a  completer  and  more  accurate  Bible. 

STUDY    VIII.       THE     MISSIONARY     IDEA    IN    THE     SEVEN- 
TEENTH   CENTURY. 

Required  Reading .  — Smith' s  "Short  History  of 
Christian  Missions,  "  pp.  123,  124,  137,  138. 


60  THE  MIS810NAIIY  PASTOR. 

Other  Literature.  —  Warneck's  "History  of  Protes- 
tant Missions,"  pp.  24-40. 

1.  Vo7i    Welz. 

(1)  His  early  life.  (2)  His  missionary  writings. 
(3)  His  work  as  an  apostle  to  Dutch  Guiana. 

2.  Leibnitz  :  His  Influence  on  Missionary  Thought. 

3.  Eliot. 

(1)  His  early  life  and  education.  (2)  His  character. 
(3)  His  work  among  the  Indians  as  a  missionary 
preacher  and  translator. 

STUDY    IX.       THE    MORAVIANS  ;    OR    THE     MISSIONARY 
IDEA    POSSESSING    AN    ENTIRE    CHURCH. 

Required  Reading. —  Smith's  "Short  History  of 
Christian  Missions,"  pp.  127-131. 

Other  Literature.  —  Thompson's  ' '  Moravian  Mis- 
sions." 

1 .  Founding  of  the  Moravian  Church. 

2.  Zinzendorf. 

(1)  Childhood  training.  (2)  His  missionary  pas- 
sion.    (3)  His  work  in  developing  a  missionary  spirit. 

3.  Zeisberger, —  a  Sample  Missionary. 

4.  Extent  and   Characteristics  of  Moravian  Missions. 

STUDY    X.        THE  MISSIONARY  IDEA  IN  THE   EIGHTEENTH 
CENTURY. 

Required  Reading.  —  Smith's  ' '  Short  History  of 
Christian  Missions,"  pp.  125,  126,  138,  139,  142,  143, 
158-168. 

Other  Literature. —  Warneck's  "History  of  Protes- 
tant Missions,"  pp.  41-57. 


MISSIONARY  CLASSES.  61 

1.  Ziegenhalg. 

(1)  His  training.  (2)  His  method  in  missionary 
work  in  India.     (3)  His  success. 

2.  Brainerd. 

(1)  As  a  college  student.  (2)  As  a  missionary 
among  the  Indians.     (3)  Lessons  from  his  life. 

3.  Sckwarz. 

(1)  His  early  life.  His  work  as  a  missionary  edu- 
cator.    (3)  His  work  as  a  missionary  evangelist. 

4.  Carey. 

(1)  The  influences  which  made  him  a  missionary. 
(2)  His  missionary  appeals.  (3)  The  organization  of 
the  Baptist  Missionary  Society.  (4)  Carey's  six  years 
of  preparatory  work  in  Dinajpur.  (5)  The  brother- 
hood compact  between  Carey,  Marshman,  and  Ward. 
(6)  Carey's  work  and  methods.  (7)  Results  of  the 
Serampore  mission. 

STUDY    XI.       THE    ORGANIZATION    OF    MISSIONARY 

SOCIETIES. 

Required  Reading .—  ^m\i\i  ^  "Short  History  of 
Christian  Missions,"  pp.  169-173,  176,  177,  182-186. 

1.  English  and  Scotch  Societies. 

(1)  The  London  Missionary  Society.  (2)  The  Church 
Missionary  Society.  (3)  The  Edinburgh  Medical  Mis- 
sionary Society.     (4)  The  China  Inland  Mission. 

2.  American  Societies. 

(1)  The  American  Board  of  Commissioners  for 
Foreign  Missions.  (2)  The  American  Baptist  Mis- 
sionary Union.  (3)  The  Missionary  Society  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church.     (4)  The  Domestic  and 


62  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the  Protestant  Episco- 
pal Churches  in  the  United  States  of  America.  (5) 
The  Board  of  Foreign  Missions  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  the  United  States  of  America. 

STUDY    XII.       THE    MISSIONARY    IDEA    AMONG    THE 
CHURCHES    OF   THE    NINETEENTH   CENTURY. 

Required  Reading. —  Smith's  "Short  History  of 
Christian  Missions,"  pp.  190-208. 

Other  Literature. — Christlieb's  "Protestant  Foreign 
Missions,"  pp.  11-19,  30-52. 

1.  The  necessity  of  a  missionary  life  in  the  church. 
2.  The  missionary  interest  in  the  churches  of  Great 
Britain  and  Ireland.  3.  The  missionary  interest  in 
the  churches  of  the  United  States  and  Canada. 

PRACTICAL  STUDIES. 

STUDY    I.       QUALIFICATIONS    FOR    FOREIGN    MISSIONARY 
SERVICE. 

Literature.  —  Knowlton,  ' '  The  Foreign  Missionary, " 
Chapter  III;  Murdoch,  "Indian  Missionary  Manual," 
pp.  11-31;  Broomhall,  "The  Evangelization  of  the 
World,"  pp.  91-93;  "Keport  of  Centenary  Confer- 
ence," London,  1888,  II,  15-26;  "Kecords  of  Mis- 
sionary Conference,"  Shanghai,  1890,  pp.  145-150, 
163-167. 

1.   Materials  for  the  Induction. 

(1)  Study  Paul's  life,  noting  the  characteristics 
which  made  him  a  model  missionary.  (2)  Study 
with  a  similar  aim  the  life  of  some  successful  modern 
missionary,  Paton,  Mackay,  or  Thoburn,  for  example. 


MISSIONARY  CLASSES.  C3 

(3)  Qualifications  for  service  as  indicated  by  the  re- 
quirements of  the  field.  (4)  Qualifications  emphasized 
by  workers  on  the  field.     See  literature  above. 

2.  Results  of  the  Study. 

Group  the  qualifications  under  the  following  heads  : 

(1)  Qualifications  affecting  the  missionary's  inner  life; 

(2)  his  external  life  as  a  representative  of  Christ;  (3)  his 
work  with  individuals ;  (4)  his  work  as  a  civilizer ;  (5)  as 
an  educator;  (6)  as  a  literary  man;  (7)  as  an  evange- 
list; (8)  as  a  leader  in  the  mission-church. 

3.  Lack  of  Ideal  Qualijications. 

Let  band  members  cite  illustrations  from  their  read- 
ings of  persons  who  were  largely  used,  though  not 
possessed  of  many  of  these  qualifications. 

STUDY     II.       CHOICE    OF   A    FIELD. 

Preliminary  Word. —  It  is  assumed  that  the  student 
seeks  divine  guidance  in  this  matter  and  heeds  clear, 
spiritual  indications  more  than  intellectual  ones.  .  .  . 
The  <' Encyclopedia  of  Missions,"  and  general  Cyclo- 
pedias will  furnish  all  the  data  required  for  the  study. 

1.    Considerations  Centering  in  the  Individual. 

(1)  Choice  of  field  as  influenced  by  a  ''burden"  for 
a  given  country.  Distinguish  between  a  divinely  im- 
posed burden  and  one  due  to  ignorance  of  the  world's 
needs.  (2)  Choice  as  affected  by  fields  occupied  by 
one's  Board.  Should  one  leave  a  denominational  board 
if  its  fields  are  unsuited  to  one  ?  (3)  Choice  as  affec- 
ted by  one's  physical  powers.  Study  climate  and  preva- 
lent diseases  of  proposed  field.  (4)  Choice  as  influ- 
enced by  one's  intellectual  power. 


64  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

2.  Considerations  Connected  with  the  People  of  the 
Field. 

(1)  Choice  in  view  of  the  numbers  capable  of  being 
reached.  What  fields  are  most  inviting,  in  point 
of  (a)  density  of  population ;  (b)  degree  of  religious  lib- 
erty enjoyed;  (c)  religious  nature  of  the  people;  (d) 
openness  to  evangelization?  (2)  Choice  as  affected 
by  need.  Where  is  the  greatest  destitution  ?  (3) 
Choice  as  affected  by  potential  destiny  of  nations. 
Which  are  to  be  most  influential  in  the  world  ? 

3.  Biblical  Considerations. 

How  should  choice  be  affected  by,  (1)  varying  de- 
grees of  responsibility  among  the  nations,  Eze.  33 ;  (2) 
by  Christ's  order  of  evangelization,  Acts  1  :  8  ;  (3) 
by  the  Pauline  practice  of  occupying  strategic  centers ; 
(4)  by  the  command  to  preach  the  Gospel  as  a  witness 
preceding  the  end.  Matt.  24  :  14  ? 

STUDY  III.       SPECIAL  PREPARATION  FOR  THE  CHOSEN 
FIELD. 

Readings.  —  Happer,  ' '  Need  of  Special  Preparation 
for  Foreign  Service,"  Missionary  Review^  September, 
1891;  Storrow,  "  The  Training  of  Missionaries,"  Mis- 
sionary Review,  May,  1892;  Wigram,  "Home  Prep- 
aration for  Foreign  Missionary  Service,"  (same  as  a 
serial  in  Church  Missionary  Society  Gleaiier,  of  1892), 
published  by  the  Society  in  London;  article  on  this 
subject  in  the  Student  Volunteer,  June,  1893.  This 
study  may  be  made  more  interesting,  if  any  members 
who  may  have  decided  upon  a  field  for  themselves  will 
take  such  as  illustrations  for  the  Study. 


MISSIONARY  CLASSES.  65 

1.  Study  the  Field. 

Study  (1)  the  people ;  (2)  their  history ;  (3)  their  modes 
of  thought  as  seen  in  their  literature  and  especially 
their  folk-lore;  (4)  their  religion  as  commonly  held 
rather  than  as  found  in  their  books ;  (5)  their  leading 
missionaries ;  (6)  the  work  done  by  different  Boards ; 
(7)  methods  employed.  What  is  the  value  of  these 
lines  of  study  ? 

2.  Practical  Preparation. 

What  can  be  done  in  the  way  of  learning  practical 
things  about,  (1)  the  home;  (2)  the  garden;  (3)  trades; 
(4)  arts? 

3.  Special  Preparatory  Studies. 

(1)  Normal  teaching  and,  (2)  kindergarten  teaching; 
under  what  circumstances  is  it  well  to  know  the  princi- 
ples of  each  ?  (3)  What  books  should  be  chosen  for  a 
missionary's  library  ?  (4)  How  much  of  the  theory  and 
practice  of  dentistry  and  medicine  should  the  layman 
acquire?  (5)  What  can  be  profitably  done  in  the  way 
of  selecting  passages  of  Scripture  for  use  abroad?  (6) 
A  study  of  the  prevalent  philosophy.  How  is  it  to 
be  dealt  with? 

4.  Preparation  Gained  through  Christian  Work. 

(1)  Comparative  value,  as  a  preparation  for  the  mis- 
sionary life,  of  (a)  Sunday-school,  (b)  mission,  (c)  slum, 
(d)  street-preaching  work.  (2)  Value  of  work  among 
the  representatives  of  the  field  chosen  in  cities  where 
they  may  be  found. 

STUDY   IV.       MISSIONARY  ORGANIZATIONS. 

Preliminary  Words. — Let  one  person  from  each  de- 
nomination represented  in  the  class  secure  from  his 

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66  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

Foreign  Board  information  bearing  on  this  topic;  also 
its  Manual  for  Missionary  Candidates.  Read  ' '  Ency- 
clopedia of  Missions,"  Volume  II,  pp.  195-201. 
Consult  also  its  Board  articles,  the  opening  sections. 
The  study  should  be  comparative  along  the  lines  indi- 
cated below. 

1.    Object  of  Missionary  Organizations. 

(1)  Financial:  (a)  raising  funds;  (b)  wisely  distrib- 
uting them;  (c)  holding  property  at  home  and  abroad. 

(2)  Men:  (a)  securing  suitable  canditates;  (b)  ju- 
diciously locating  them  in  the  fields;  (c)  effective  use 
of  missionaries  at  home  on  furlough ;  (d)  provision 
for  missionaries'  children  and  for  invalid  or  superan- 
nuated missionaries. 

(3)  Central  control:  (a)  formulation  of  missionary 
policy;  (b)  decision  as  to  advance  movements;  (c) 
advice  bureau;  (d)  court  of  appeal  in  case  of  dis- 
agreement in  the  Missions. 

(4)  Information:  (a)  securing  full  accounts  of  the 
life  and  needs  of  the  nations;  (b)  news  of  the  work 
being  accomplished  through  the  missionaries ;  (c)  pop- 
ular dissemination  of  this  information,  together  with 
general  articles  on  missions. 

(5)  Development  of  the  missionary  spirit.  Aside 
from  publishing  information.  Boards  have  much  to 
do,  through  special  efforts,  mass  meetings  and  annual 
conventions,  in  arousing  the  missionary  spirit. 

2.    Types  of  Organization. 

Study  with  a  view  to  (a)  characteristics,  (b)  advan- 
tages, (c)  disadvantages,  the  following  types  of  organ- 
ization :  — 


MISSIONARY  CLASSES.  67 

(1)  Faith  missions,  as  the  China  Inland  Mission, 
or  International  Missionar}^  Alliance. 

(2)  Boards  independent  of  ecclesiastical  control :  (a) 
those  general  in  membership,  as  the  London  Mission- 
ary Society;  (b)  close  corporations,  as  the  American 
Board  of  Missions. 

(3)  Boards  indirectly  controlled  by  denominations, 
as  the  Church  Missionary  Society,  or  the  American 
Baptist  Missionary  Union. 

(4)  Boards  under  direct  denominational  control,  as 
the  Presbyterian  Boards,  or  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Board  (North). 

STUDY     V.       HOME     AGENCIES     OF     MISSIONARY 
ORGANIZATIONS. 

1.  The  Committee:  (1)  Names  applied  to  it  in  dif- 
ferent Boards ;  (2)  its  relation  to  the  Board  or  denom- 
ination ;  (3)  functions  of  the  Committee  ;  (4)  its  sub- 
committees; (5)  frequency  of  meeting. 

2.  Officers :  (1)  Define  the  duties  of  the  treasurer, 
the  recording,  home,  editorial,  district,  field,  and  for- 
eign secretaries.  (2)  Honorary  versus  salaried  officers. 
(3)  Purchasing  and  shipping  agent. 

3.  Cost  of  Home  Agency  :  (1)  Compute  from  last 
annual  reports  the  per  cent,  of  total  income  expended 
on  the  home  department.  (2)  Contrast  its  economical 
management  with  that  of  foreign  business  firms. 

4.  Relation  of  Applicant  to  Home  Agency  :  (1) 
Form  of  application;  (2)  proper  person  to  whom  to 
apply ;  (3)  examinations  required  as  to  physical,  men- 


68  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

tal,  doctrinal  and  spiritual  fitness ;  (4)  contract  entered 
into  by  canditates  when  appointed. 

STUDY  VI.      CANDIDATES  FROM  TIME   OF  APPOINTMENT 
UNTIL  DEPARTURE    FOR  THE  FIELD. 

1.  How  long  hefore  one  can  go  ought  Appointment  to 
he  Sought?  (1)  Advantages  of  the  long  and  of  the 
short  period;  (2)  preference  of  the  Boards  in  this 
matter. 

2.  Relation  of  Accepted  Candidate  to  the  Board.  (1) 
Value  of  personal  acquaintance  with  Board  officers 
and  sub-committees  ;  (2)  specific -information  as  to 
different  fields  necessary  in  order  to  reach  a  wise 
designation ;  (3)  to  what  extent  is  appointed  candidate 
the  Board's  servant? 

3.  The  Candidate  and  the  Churches.  (1)  His  influ- 
ence in  the  churches  unique.  (2)  What  the  churches 
can  do  for  him  now.  (3)  Various  advantage  of  such 
acquaintance  after  reaching  the  field. 

4.  Final  Preparations.  (1)  How  to  prepare  an 
outfit  list;  (2)  the  books  most  helpful  to  a  missionary; 
(3)  passports;  (4)  farewell  visits  and  meetings. 

STUDIES  IN  MEDICAL  MISSIONS. 

Note. —  The  object  of  this  course  is  to  furnish  a  S5^stem- 
atic  and  progressive,  though  at  the  same  time  a  simple, 
series  of  studies  for  missionary  classes  in  medical  missions. 
The  text-books  for  the  course  will  be  :  (1)  Dr.  John  Lowe's 
booklet  entitled,  "Primer  of  Medical  Missions";  (2)  "  Mur- 
dered Millions,"  by  George  D.  Dowkontt,  M.  D.;  (3)  "  Med- 
ical Missions  :  Facts  and  Testimonies  to  their  Value  and 
Success,"  by  W.  J.  Wanless,  M.  D.     (Number  1  will  be  re- 


MISSIONARY  CLASSES.  69 

ferred  to  as  "  Medical  Missions,"  number  3  as  "Facts.") 
The  following  additional  literature  should  be  accessible  to 
the  class  :  "Medical  Missions,  Their  Place  and  Power,"  by 
John  Lowe,  F.  R.  C.  S.  E.  ;  "John  Kenneth  Mackenzie,'' 
by  Mrs.  Mary  I.  Bryson ;  "The  Healer-Preacher,"  by 
Georo;e  Saunders,  M.  D. 

STUDY    I.        SCRIPTURAL     ARGUMENT    FOR    MEDICAL 
MISSIONS. 

Required  Reading.—  "Medical  Missions,"  pp.  3-9; 
Leviticus,  chapters  13-15;  Eze.  34:4. 

1 .  Old  Testament  Argument.  —  (1)  Priests  and  proph 
ets  as  healers.  (2)  God's  displeasure  at  their  neglect. 
(3)  Prophecies  of  Christ  the  Healer. 

2.  New  Testament  Argument. —  (1)  Christ's  life  and 
commands.     (2)  Apostolic  methods. 

STUDY    II.       THE    HISTORY    OF    MEDICAL    MISSIONS. 

Required  Reading. —  "Medical  Missions,"  pp.  9,  10. 

1.  Review  Apostolic  Methods. 

2.  From  the  Apostles  to  the  Nineteenth  Century. 

3.  The  Nineteenth  Century. 

STUDY   III.       MEDICAL  MISSIONS  AS  A  PIONEER  AGENCY. 

Required  i?m/Z%.— "  Murdered  Millions,"  pp.  64- 
70;  "Medical  Missions,"  pp.  22-36;   "Facts,"  entire. 

1.  The  Success  of  Medical  Missions  as  a  pioneer 
agency  in  entirely  new  fields. 

2.  The  Power  of  Medical  Missions  as  an  entering 
wedge  in  fields  where  the  evangelistic  agency  alone 
had  been  tried  one  or  more  times  without  success. 


70  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

STUDY    IV.        COMPARATIVE    STUDY    OF    MEDICAL    MIS- 
SIONS   IN    VARIOUS    FIELDS  :     AFRICA,     CHINA:, 
INDIA,     TURKEY,     ETC. 

1.  Diseases  Peculiar  to  Each  Country. 

2.  Important  Phases  of  Medical  Work  peculiar  to 
each  country  because  of, — 

(1)  Social  customs,  i.  e.,  woman's  work.  (2)  Na- 
tional habits.  (3)  Superstitions.  (4)  Caste.  (5)  Na- 
tional diathesis,  i.  e.,  insanity,  blindness,  leprosy, 
etc. 

3.  Progress  and  Residts  of  Medical  Missions  from 
evangelistic,  humanitarian,  and  educational  stand- 
points. 

STUDY    V.        THE    MEDICAL    MISSIONARY;    HIS    CALL, 
QUALIFICATIONS    AND    METHODS. 

Required  Reading.  —  "Murdered  Millions,"  pp.  24- 
63  ;   "Medical  Missions,"  pp.  11-22,  37-43. 

1.  His  Call. 

(1)  Christ's  commands  and  example.  (2)  The 
need  :  (a)  of  the  heathen  ;  (b)  of  the  missionaries. 

2.  His  Qualifications. 

(1)  Personal  character.  (2)  Biblical  knowledge. 
(3)  Evangelistic  power.      (4)  Medical  skill. 

3.  His  Methods. 
Evangelistic  alioays  in  :  — 

(1)  Itinerating.  (2)  Local  work,  as  in  (a)  hospitals, 
(b)  dispensaries,  (c)  medical  schools,  (d)  translation  of 
medical  literature. 


MISSIONARY  GLASSES.  71 

STUDIES  IN  RELIGIONS. 

BUDDHISM. 

Literature.- {!)  N.  C.  R.,  -Non-Christian  Relig- 
ions  of  the  Age."  (2)  B.,  -Buddhism,"  by  Bhys 
Davids  (3)  S.  C,  "  Short  Chapters  on  Buddhism," 
by  J.  H.  Titcomb,  D.  D.  (4)  L.  of  A.,  "  The  Light 
of  Asia  and  the  Light  of  the  WorW,"  by  S.  H.  Kel- 
logg, J).  D.  (5)  0.  R.,  Oriental  Religions  and  Chris- 
til^'ty,"  by  Frank  F.  Ellinwood,  D.  D. 

STUDY    I. 

1.  Its  Character  as  a  Religion. 

Is  it  theistic,  deistic,  atheistic,  polytheistic  or 
monotheistic?  Is  it  materialistic  or  pessimistic? 
References:  N.  C.  R.,  p.  3  ;  B.,  p.  150  ;  S.  C,  p. 
1,  53,  193. 

2 .  Ga  utama  Buddha  :  — 

(1)  Historical  Sketch ;  giving  the  authenticated 
facts  as  regards  time,  place,  circumstances  and  work 
of  his  life.  References  :  0.  R.,  pp.  141-144  ;  N.  C. 
R.,  pp.  7-15  ;  B.,  pp.  22-85,  212,  213  ;  S.  C,  pp. 
3,  4,  5-14  ;  L.  of  A.,  pp.  56-63. 

(2)  The  Legend  of  Buddha.  References:  0.  R., 
pp.  144-147  ;  N.  C.  R.,  pp.  9,  H,  13  ;  B.,  pp.  16, 
17    178-198;  S.  C,  pp.  14-18;  L.  of  A.,  pp.  63-81. 

3  Sacred  Literature.  (Distinguish  between  the 
early  and  later  books;  also  the  Northern  and  Southern 

Canons.) 

References  :  N.  C.  R.,  pp.  48,  50,  51;  B.,  pp.  8- 
16,  18-21;  its  character,  S.  C,  pp.  2,  27;  its  histor- 


72  TEE  MISSIONARY  PAST  OB. 

icalwork,  0.  K,  pp.  160-164;  L.   of  A.,  pp.  19-55; 
its  relation  to  the  founder,  S.  C,  p.  199. 

STUDY    II. 

4.  The  Doctrines  of  Buddhism  :  — 

(1)  The  Doctrine  of  God.  References:  N.  C.  R., 
p.  60;  S.  C,  pp.  32,  38,  39;  0.  R.,  p.  150;  S.  C, 
p.  193;  L.  of  A.,  pp.  177-186. 

(2)  The  Doctrine  of  Man.  Note  well  the  funda- 
mental doctrine  of  the  illusory  character  of  human 
knowledge,  and  study  carefully  the  essential!}"  Bud- 
dhistic doctrines  of  the  Shandhas,  Trishna  and  Karma. 
References:  0.  R.,  pp.  147-153;  N.  C.  R.,  pp.  15,  16, 
25;  B.,  pp.  90-106;  S.  C,  pp.  53-59,  41-45,  194, 
195;  L.  of  A.,  pp.  187-200. 

(3)  The  Doctrine  of  the  World.  References:  N.  C. 
R.,  pp.  61,  62;  B.,  pp.  87-89;  S.  C,  pp.  8,  32-37, 
193. 

(4)  The  Doctrine  of  the  Mutual  Relations  of  These. 
References:  Sin,  N.  C.  R.,  pp.  34,  63;  L.  of  A.,  pp. 
200-207;  Salvation,  0.  R.,  p.  150;  N.  C.  R.,  pp.  20, 
30-38^  63;  B.,  pp.  106-123;  S.  C,  pp.  64-66,  67- 
74,  75-87,  101-104,  196;  L.  of  A.,  pp.  209-223; 
Last  Things,   L.  of  A.,  pp.  248-268. 

5.  The  Order  of  Mendicants.  Sub-topics:  ordina- 
tion, food,  residence,  clothing,  chastity,  poverty, 
obedience,  daily  life.  References:  S.  C. ,  pp.  124- 
141,  152,  153;  B.,  pp.  151-178. 

STUDY    III. 

6.  The  Ethics  of  Buddhism. — In  estimating  a  system 
of  ethics  not  onl}^  should  the  excellencies  and  defects 


MISSIONARY  CI  ASSES.  73 

of  the  code  itself  be  examined,  but  they  should  be  ex- 
amined in  the  light  of  its  postulates,  and  the  motives 
to  which  it  appeals  for  enforcement,  before  a  just 
estimate  of  it  can  be  made. 

(1)  The  C(5de.  References:  N.  C.  R.,  pp.  28-33; 
B.,  pp.  137-140,  142,  143,  144-149;  S.  C,  pp.  88-95; 
L.  of  A.,  pp.  288-305. 

(2)  Its  Postulates.  References:  L.  of  A.,  pp.  274- 
280;  see  also  references  on  the  doctrine  of  God. 

(3)  Its  Motives.  References:  S.  C,  p.  198;  L.  of 
A.,  pp.  334-355. 

(4)  Its  Defects  and  Excellencies.  References:  L. 
of  A.,   pp.   306-334;  269-274;  N.  C.  R.,  pp.  33,  34. 

7.  Historical  Development. 

(1)  Doctrinally.  References:  N.  C.  R.,  pp.  40,  49, 
50-57,  58,  59;  B.,  pp.  150,  195,  199-201,  206-208, 
209-211,  216,  223;  S.  C,  pp.  2,  19-22;  L.  of  A., 
pp.  247,  367. 

(2)  Polity  and  Worship.  References:  N.  C.  R., 
pp.  39-46;  B.,  pp.  246-250,  199;  S.  C,  pp.  96-100, 
105-115. 

(3)  Geographically.  References:  N.  C.  R.,  pp.  3, 
4,  49,  57;  B.,  pp.  3-8,  241-244;  S.  C,  pp.  4,  23,24. 

8.  Practical  Working  of  the  System:  The  effect  of 
the  doctrine,  worship,  and  ethics  on  the  life  of  the 
peoples  who  profess  the  religion.  References:  S.  C, 
pp.  116-123,  171-185;  L.  of  A.,  pp.  355-368. 

MOHAMMEDANISM. 

Literature.  —  I.,  "Islam  and  Its  Founder,"  Stobart. 
N.  C.  R.,  "Non-Christian  Religions  of  the  Age,"  Sir 


74  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

Wm.  Muir.  0.  R. ,  "Oriental  Religions  and  Christian- 
ity," Dr.  F.  F.  Ellinwood.  M.  P.,  "The  Mohammedan 
Problem,"  Dr.  H.  H.  Jessup. 

STUDY    I. 

1.  The  Occasions  and  Conditions  of  its  Inception  : 
Social,  political,  and  religious  condition  of  Arabia. 
References:  I.,  pp.  5-44,  52;  O.  R.,  pp.  181,  182, 
184,  186,  187. 

2.  Mohammed :  His  character  ;  his  professed  mis- 
sion; the  moral  and  spiritual  plane  of  his  life  and 
motives;  his  change  in  policy  in  the  second  year  of 
the  Hegira;  a  brief  sketch  of  his  life.  References: 
N.  C.  R.,  pp.  5,  7;  I.,  pp.  45-85,  123-134,  148-184, 
227-229,  331,  332;  0.  R.,  pp.  189-194. 

3.  The  Koran  :  Its  character  as  a  literary  composi- 
tion; its  authenticity  and  integrity;  the  reverence  it 
commands;  the  local  and  universal  adaptability  of  its 
precepts;  its  pretention  to  divine  authority;  its  rela- 
tion to  Jewish  and  Christian  Scriptures.  References: 
N.  C.  R.,  pp.  40-43;  I.,  pp.  86-88,  112-114,  120- 
122;  M.  P.,  30-33;  0.  R.,  p.  194. 

STUDY    II. 

4.  Mohammedanism. 

(1)  In  its  System  of  Doctrine  :  doctrines  of  God, 
providence,  angels,  predestination  and  free  will;  of 
man  and  immortalit}^ ;  of  sin  and  the  way  of  salvation ; 
of  revelation;  of  heaven  and  hell.  References:  M.  P.. 
pp.  59-62,  75;  I.,  pp.  89-101,  104-109,  142,  191. 
192,  196,  205  208,  232-238;  N.  C.  R.,  pp.  7,  8. 


MISSIONARY  CLASSES.  75 

(2)  In  its  System  of  Ethics.  References:  N.  C.  R., 
pp.  7,  31-36;  1.,  pp.  90-95,  103,  104,  163,  164,  167, 
229;  M.  P.,  pp.  27-29,  34-37. 

(3)  In  its  Ritual  and  Sects.  References:  N.  C.  R., 
pp.  7,  29-31;  I.,  pp.  116-119,  185-190,  194,  195, 
197;  M.  P.,  pp.  27-29;  L,  pp.  197-205. 

(4)  In  its  Political  System.  References:  N.  C.  R., 
pp.  55-57;  I.,  pp.  192-195;  M.  P.,  pp.  26,  27. 

(5)  In  its  Social  System.  References:  N.  C.  R., 
pp.   43-49;  I.,  pp.    150-152,  190;  M.  P.,  pp.  34-47. 

STUDY   III. 

5.  Trace  the  Geographical  Development  of  Moham- 
medanism. 

References:  N.  C.  R.,  pp.  3-21;  I.,  pp.  208-225; 
M.  P.,  pp.,  15-20,  55-57;  0.  R.,  p.  202. 

6.  Historical  Contact  icith   Christianity. 

(1)  Original  Christianity  in  Arabia.  References: 
I.,  pp.  52-54,  60,  61,  141-147;  M.  P.,  pp.  51-53, 
62-70;  0.  R.,  pp.  186,  187. 

(2)  Subsequently.  References:  N.  C.  R.,  pp.  22- 
28,  37-40;  I.,  pp.  168-170,  179;  M.  P.,  pp.  14-25, 
56-58,   76-104;    0.  R.,   pp.  195-201,   216,   218-221. 

7.  Practical  Working  of  the  System  among  the  Peo- 
ple; socially,  morally,  politically.  References:  I., 
pp.  221-223;  M.  P.,  pp.  30-51,  53-55,  70-74,  94, 
105-125;  0.  R.,  pp.  202-215. 

Note. —  While  stuch'ing  these  outlines,  the  student  should 
make  an  accurate  and  exhaustive  comparison  of  each  topic 
with  the  corresponding  point  in  the  Christian  system. 
Without  this,  for  the  missionary  student,  the  study  is  with- 
out purpose  or  value. 


76  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

STUDIES  ON  SOUTH  AMERICA. 

SUGGESTIONS. 

A  good  wall  map  of  South  America  should  be  kept 
before  the  class  during  the  whole  course  of  study,  to 
be  constantly  referred  to. 

Each  member  of  the  class  or  band  should  possess 
a  copy  of  the  text-book  for  the  course :  ' '  The  Neg- 
lected Continent,"  1894,  by  Lucy  Guinness. 

The  following  literature  in  addition  to  the  text- 
book will  be  found  helpful  in  carrying  on  the  studies: 
"Conquests  of  the  Cross,"  by  Edwin  Hodder,  Vol. 
Ill;  "Encyclopedia  of  Missions,"  by  Bliss;  "The 
Crisis  of  Missions,"  by  A.  T.  Pierson;  "Our  South 
American  Cousins,"  by  William  Taylor;  "Historical 
Sketches  of  Presbyterian  Missions;"  The  Missionary 
Review  of  the  World,  for  1893-1894;  "The  Story  of 
Allen  Gardiner. " 

STUDY  I.    "THE  NEGLECTED  CONTINENT, "  OR  THE 
FIELD  IN  GENERAL. 

Required  Reading. —  "The  Neglected  Continent," 
pp.  69-81,  149,  150,  169-173;  also  maps  in  several 
places. 

1.  Geography :  Area;  coast-line;  river  and  mountain 
systems;  fertility;  bird's-eye  view  of  the  fourteen 
countries  of  South  America;  climate. 

2.  History:  Discovery;  "  the  parish  of  the  Pope;" 
contrast  with  _  the  United  States  ;  priest-ridden  ;  im- 
moral ;  spiritually  stagnant ;  recent  republican  progress. 


MISSIONARY  CLASSES.  '      77 

3.  Inhahitants:  Two  old-world  races  and  its  own 
aborigines:  (1)  Spanish  population;  (2)  Portuguese 
population;  (3)  half-caste  and  mixed  population;  (4) 
aboriginal  population. 

4.  Religion  :  Romanism — left  to  itself;  North  and 
South  America  as  illustrating  the  results  of  Protes- 
tantism and  Popery  on  a  continental  scale, 

5.  Its  Place  among  Mission  Fields  :  One  of  the  most 
forgotten;  thirty-three  millions  unreached. 

6.  Diagramatic  View  of  its  Destitution,  reckoning 
that  each  missionary  could  evangelize  ten  thousand. 

Ponder  over  the  following  passages:  Jer„  12:10, 
11;  Matt.  5:13,  14;  Phil.  2:  15;  2  Cor.  4:  6,  3. 

STUDY    II.        SOUTH    AMERICA'S  APOSTLE,   AND 
PROTESTANT    PIONEERS. 

Required  Reading. —  "The  Neglected  Continent," 
pp.  82-93,  75,  76,  118. 

1.  Captain  Allen  Gardiner,  the  Apostle  of  South 
America  (cf .  Judson  to  Burmah,  Livingstone  to 
Africa,  Carey  to  India,  etc.);  suffering;  starvation; 
glory  in  God;  "  the  death  brand  of  the  Lord  Jesus;" 
rescue  —  too  late;  "But  if  it  die  it  bringeth  forth 
much  fruit." 

2.  Brazil:  The  Pilgrim  Fathers  of  the  South;  a 
tragedy;  John  Boles's  eight  years'  imprisonment  and 
martyrdom;  three  centuries'  story;  Henry  Martyn's 
prayer. 

3.  The  Guianas:  "dead  man's  land";  Moravian 
martyrs;  "  But  if  it  die  it  bringeth  forth  much  fruit." 

4.  Fuegia:    Native  degradation;    massacre  of  mis- 


78  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

sionaries;  cruelty;  misery;  transformation  by  the  gos- 
pel; Charles  Darwin's  testimony  before  and  after. 

5.  Peru:  The  prison-bound  pioneer  of  to-day — Pen- 
zotti ;  fighting  for  God  the  battle  of  religious  liberty. 

6.  Present-day  Pioneering  and  Persecution. 

For  special  prayer:   John  17:18;    Col.   4:17;  Isa. 

6:8;  Acts  9:  6. 

* 

STUDY    III.       THE    SOUTH    AMERICAN    MISSION     STAFF 

FACTS    AND    FIGURES. 

Required  Reading. —  "The  Neglected  Continent," 
pp.  94-99,  167,  168,  181,  182;  also  map  on  p.  68. 

1.  The  Total  Staff  Comjmred  to  Sphere:  400  mis- 
sionaries to  37,000,000  population. 

2.  The  Societies  at  Work  :  — 

(1)  American:  Protestant  Episcopal;  Methodist 
Episcopal;  Presbyterian;  Bible  Society;  Southern 
Baptist  Convention;  Bishop  Taylor's  Mission;  West 
Indian  Conference;  locations;  staff;  results  of  efforts. 

(2)  English:  South  American  Missionary  Society; 
Moravian;  London  Missionary  Society;  Bible  Society; 
Society  for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel ;  Brethren ; 
Dr.  Kalley's  churches;  Salvation  Army;  locations; 
staff;  results  of  effort. 

3.  The  Societies  not  at  Work:  How  many  million 
church  members  are  to-day  unrepresented  in  South 
America,  and  doing  nothing  for  that  continent  ? 

4.  Comparison  between  home  staff  and  South 
America. 

5.  Comparison  between  societies  and  staff  working 
for  South  America  and  for  the  whole  world. 


MISSIONARY  CLASSES.  79 

6,   God's  call  to  us  from  South  America. 
See  John  6:9;  Matt.  9  >  37;  John  4:  35. 

STUDY  IV.   ARGENTINE  REPUBLIC  AND  BRAZIL. 

Required  Reading. —  "The  Neglected  Continent," 
pp.  14,  21-25,  28,  32,  34,  35-45,  48,  50-58,  60-63, 
77,  78,  80,  102-117,  118-135,  169-172,  180,  182. 

1.  Argentine  Repuhlic. 

(1)  General  condition :  (a)  The  Capital  ;  (b)  the 
Country.  (2)  Two  sections  of  population:  (a)  Span- 
ish-speaking and  native  ;  (b)  English-speaking.  (3) 
Facilities  of  inland  travel :  (a)  Rail ;  (b)  horse  bor- 
rowing. (4)  What  kind  of  missionaries  are  wanted: 
(a)  The  kind  not  wanted ;  (b)  the  sort  of  men  needed. 
(5)  Spiritual  state :  (a)  Romanism ;  (b)  lack  of  work- 
ers. (6)  Questions  for  special  prayer :  (a)  ' '  Are 
there  no  Christians  in  England  and  America?  "  (b) 
"  But  who  is  there  here  to  preach?"  (c)  Rom.  10: 
13,  14;  Mark  16:  15;  Rom.  15:  20,  21  (R.  V.). 

2.  Brazil. 

(1)  Natural  features:  (a)  Size;  (b)  natural  wealth; 
(c)  climate ;  (d)  capital.  (2)  Political  features  :  (a) 
History;  modern  republican  progress;  (b)  rail  and 
steam  communications;  exports;  etc.  (3)  A  nation 
in  the  balance :  (a)  Romanism ;  ' '  for  three  hundred 
years  without  the  Bible;"  disestablishment  and  lib- 
erty of  religion;  (b)  a  crisis  of  opportunity;  spirit- 
ual need.  (4)  The  Protestant  force  in  the  field:  (a) 
Strength  of  the  staff;  (b)  supply  compared  to  de- 
mand. (5)  Young  men  in  Brazil :  (a)  "  The  lieuten- 
ants of  the  devil;"    (b)  Young  Men's  Christian  Asso- 


80  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

elation;  blessing  in  recent  work.  (6)  Unprecedented 
openings:  (a)  See  text-book,  pp.  118,  121,  130-135, 
etc.;  (b)  Rev.  3:8;  1  Cor.  16:9;  2  Cor.  2:12;  Acts 
16:9,  10. 

STUDY  V.        THE    SOUTH     AMERICAN     WEST    AND    NORTH- 
WEST   STATES. 

Required  Reading.  —  "The  Neglected  Continent," 
pp.  68,  74-76,  92,  93,  136-148.  States  included  in 
the  stud}'  :  The  Guianas,  Venezuela,  Columbia,  Ecua- 
dor, Peru,  Bolivia,  Chili. 

1.  History  :  discovery  ;  the  Empire  of  the  Incas  ; 
Spanish  misrule,  oppression,  vices  ;  Quippu  history  ; 
inquisition  ;  four  historic  epochs,  and  present-day  re- 
publican progress  ;    western    towns,   population,    etc. 

2.  Pliysical  Characteristics  :  size  ;  wealth  ;  beauty  ; 
climate,  etc. 

3.  Inhahitants :  type  of  population  ;  cities  ;  etc. 

4.  Religion :   Romanism. 

5.  Evangelization:  Protestant  inaction  ;  a  lost  op- 
portunity ;  missionary  effort  of  to-da3\ 

6.  Spiritual  Need :  "Appeal  from  Dr.  Wood,"  text- 
book, pp.  141,  142,  148. 

For  special  prayer  :  2  Kings  7:9;  "  All  men  every- 
where," Acts  17  :  30  ;  Luke  24  :  47  ;  Acts  1:8. 

STUDY    VI.        SOUTH  AMERICA'S  OLDEST    AND    MOST  NEG- 
LECTED  RACE. 

Required  Reading.  —  "The  Neglected  Continent," 
pp.  91,  92,  123,  149-176. 


MISSIONARY  CLASSES.  81 

1.  TJiG  Forgotten  1,000,000  of  the  Amazons:  de- 
serted mission  house  in  the  heart  of  the  Amazon  for- 
est, abandoned  1882,  by  the  only  Protestant  effort 
ever  made  to  reach  the  one  million  pagan  Indians  of 
that  river;  number  of  tribes  on  a  single  tributary; 
simple  life ;  bravery  and  dangers ;  lake  dwellers ;  intel- 
ligence; affection;  R.  S.  Clough's  journey  among 
them —  "a  vast  field  ripe  for  missionary  enterprise;" 
entered;  the  work  proving  feasible;  abandoned,  for 
what  reasons ! 

2.  The  Unreached  8,000,000  of  the  West:  Brazil  to 
Fuegia,  line  down  the  west,  second  group  of  South 
America's  oldest  race;  single  language;  numbers; 
character;  history;  need:  for  these  also  nothing  yet 
done ;  while  we  sit  at  home  —  while  we  read  these 
lines  —  they  living  and  dying  there,  within  our  reach, 
"  perishing  "  (2  Cor.  4:3),  because  2  Cor.  4:  10-12  is 
not  true  of  us!  Why  not?  Jesus's  standard  for  us, 
John  17:18;  His  infinite  love;  His  very  character 
and  Being  ours,  in  us  for  these,  John  17:20,  22; 
Matt.  28:18-20;  2  Cor.  13:5;  John  17:23,  26;  His 
will  about  them,  2  Peter  3:9;  love's  work  in  Him,  1 
John  3: 16;  in  us,  1  John  3:16-18;  4:11,  21;  if  this 
is  so,  why  are  these  millions  still  unevangelized? 
Stop  here  and  pray. 

3:  South  America's  Aborigines  as  a  Whole:  5,000-, 
000;  location  and  population  of  tribes;  discovery  and 
history;  sufferings  under  "Christian"  rule;  baneful 
influence  of  "civilization"  among  them;  heathenism 
and  need. 

4.    What  has  been  Bone  for  TJiem?  South  American 

6 


82  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

Missionary  Society:    Fuegia   mission;   Paraguay  mis- 
sion; Chili  mission. 

5.  Need:  4,950,000  utterly  unevangelized ;  "  Car- 
est  thou  not?  "  "Ye  are  the  light  of  the  world.  .  .  . 
let  your  light  shine."  1  Kings  20:39,  40;  Eze. 
33:2-9;  Prov.  24:11,  12. 

6.  The  Appeal  of  the  Neglected  Continent  :  Text- 
book, pp.  170-176.  Shall  we  meet  it?  Acts  5:32. 
Take  time  for  silent  praj^er  here.  Meet  God  about 
those  facts.  Face  to  face  with  them,  remember  and 
renew  your  life  consecration.      Sing  on  your  knees:  — 

**  I  gave  my  life  for  thee, 

My  precious  blood  I  shed, 
That  thou  mightst  ransomed  be, 

And  quickened  from  the  dead. 
I  gave  my  life  for  thee. 
What  hast  thou  given  for  me?  " 

Once  more  have  silent  prayer  and  then  (John  2 :  2), 
"  Whatsoever  He  saith  unto  you  do  it.'" 


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CHAPTER  IV. 


MISSIONARY  LITERATURE. 


It  was  Dean  Yaughan  who  said,  ' '  Know  and  you 
will  feel.  Know  and  you  will  pray.  Know  and  j^ou 
will  help.  You  will  be  ashamed  of  the  sluggishness, 
of  the  isolation,  of  the  selfishness,  which  has  made 
3'ou  think  only  of  your  own  people  and  your  father's 
house."  Information  is  the  key  to  interest,  "  Facts 
are  the  fuel  which  feeds  the  fire  of  missions." 

If  one  of  the  chief  ends  for  which  a  Christian  con- 
gregation exists  is  to  give  the  gospel  to  the  world, 
and  if  one  of  the  chief  ends  for  which  a  minister  of 
the  gospel  is  placed  of  God  in  his  congregation  is  to 
make  this  actual  in  its  life  and  if  one  of  the  most 
valuable,  almost  essential,  means  for  accomplishing 
this  is  good  missionary  literature,  is  it  too  much  to  say 
that  in  every  congregation  and  at  the  command  of 
every  pastor  there  should  be  at  least  a  small,  well 
selected  missionary  library?  This  does  not  mean  a 
large  expenditure  of  funds.  There  is  scarcely  any 
church  but  what,  if  the  matter  were  wisely  and  defi- 
nitely planned,  and  systematically  pressed,  could 
have  a  library  which  would  be  amply  sufficient.  No 
pastor  under  the  obligation  of  his  position  to  culti- 

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84  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

vate  the  missionary  resources  of  his  church  can  afford 
to  be  without  it.  Many  a  missionar}'  who  to-day  is 
laboring  in  the  foreign  field  was  led  to  consider  the 
question  af  his  going  by  the  reading  of  some  mission- 
ary book.  Can  we  doubt  that  God  will  honor  the 
same  agency  in  the  future? 

After  deciding  the  number  of  volumes  to  be  secured, 
the  proportion  to  allow  to  the  different  lines  of  mis- 
sionary material  is  of  importance.  The  following  is  a 
well  balanced  apportionment:  1.  Books  calculated  to 
stimulate  general  interest  in  foreign  missions,  e.  g. , 
Dennis's  "  Foreign  Missions  After  a  Century;" —  five 
per  cent.  2.  Books  on  the  general  history  of  mis- 
sions, e.g.,  Smith's  "  Short  History  of  Missions;" — 
five  per  cent.  3.  Books  setting  forth  the  particular 
phases  of  missionary  work  (medical,  evangelistic,  edu- 
cational, etc.),  e.  g.,  Lowe's  "Medical  Missions;"  — 
ten  per  cent.  4.  Biographies  of  prominent  mission- 
aries; they  should  include  both  pioneers,  and  recent 
workers,  and  should  be  distributed  with  regard  to 
field  of  work,  phase  of  work,  and  sex ; —  twenty  per 
cent.  5.  Books  of  didactic  character,  giving  the 
fundamental  principles  of  missions,  e.  g. ,  Harris's 
"  Great  Commission;"  —  five  per  cent.-  6.  Books  on 
the  various  religious  systems  of  pagan  lands ; — ten  per 
cent.  7.  Standard  works  on  the  different  fields  written 
from  the  missionary  point  of  view  (Africa  including 
Eg3'pt  and  Madagascar,  Alaska,  Burmah,  China, 
India,  Japan,  Korea,  Mexico  and  Central  America, 
Papal  Europe,  Persia,  Siam,  South  America,  Turkish 
Empire,   the  Islands  of  the  sea);  —  thirty  per   cent. 


MISSIONARY  LITERATURE.  85 

8.  Books  on  city  missions; — five  per  cent.  9.  Books 
on  home  missions; — five  per  cent.  10.  Books  of 
peculiar  interest  to  the  special  class  of  readers  for 
whose  use  the  library  is  being  secured;  such  as  his- 
tory of  denominational  work,  etc. ; — five  per  cent. 
There  should  also  be  the  Missionary  Review  of  the 
Worlds  for  the  more  general  current  missionary  dis- 
cussions and  information,  the  church  missionary 
periodical,  for  denomiuational  work,  and  the  Student 
Volunteer  for  its  exceedingly  valuable  store  of  mis- 
sionary study  courses,  meeting  programs,  suggested 
methods,  nuggets,  etc. 

A  number  of  plans  have  been  used  successfully  in 
securing  such  libraries:  1.  Make  out  an  exact  list  of 
books  desired;  do  not  be  too  modest  to  desire  large 
things ;  ' '  Prayer  and  pains  through  faith  in  Christ 
Jesus  will  do  anything."  2.  Interview  the  church 
fathers  and  lay  the  matter  before  them  presenting  the 
extreme  importance  and  desirabilit}^  of  such  a  move. 
An  individual  contribution  from  each  would  go  far 
to  further  the  plan.  3.  Present  the  matter  to  the 
young  people's  society  and  enlist  the  members  in  a 
personal  canvass.  Have  them  get  a  number  of  peo- 
ple to  each  of  whom  give  the  price  of  a  specific  book 
and  have  the  book  inscribed  as  presented  by  that  per- 
son. 4.  The  women's  missionary  society  in  the  local 
church  has  never  yet  had  its  resources  exhausted. 
This  would  be  a  cause  after  their  own  heart. 

Onlj^  one  other  suggestion  remains  to  be  made. 
No  matter  how  good  a  tool  may  be,  it  is  of  little  use 
so  long  as  it  stays  on  the  shelf.      It  is  so  with  a  book. 


86  THE  MTSSTONARY  PASTOR. 

Wlieii  the  literature  has  been  obtained,  steadily  and 
steadfastly,  as  under  the  sanction  of  a  supreme  obli- 
gation, push  it  out  into  the  church.  In  pastoral 
visitation,  in  sermonic  work,  by  missionary  meeting 
and  missionary  class  push  in  the  fuel  which  feeds  the 
fire,  and  as  His  promise  guarantees  his  presence 
''with  us  always"  when  this  work  is  in  hand,  the 
missionary  pastor  shall  be  able  to  accomplish  the  end 
of  his  ministry  and  present  to  his  Lord  a  missionary 
church. 


LIST  OF  SELECTED  MISSIONARY 
LITERATURE. 

Note. —  The  prices  given  below  are  the  regular  listed 
prices  of  the  publishers.  The  literature  may  be  obtained 
through  the  Fleming  H.  Re  veil  Co.,  Publishers,  Chicago 
and  New  York.  Orders  from  pastors  will  be  given  the 
usual  ministerial  discount  from  the  prices  indicated.  This 
is  uniforml}'  twentj-five  per  cent  on  all  books  not  marked 
net ;  but  when  discount  is  given,  postage  is  charged  extra. 
Net  books  are  sent  to  ministers  post-free,  but  without  dis- 
count. 

GENERAL. 

The  Encyclopedia  of  Missions.  A  Thesaurus  of  Facts, 
Historical,  Statistical,  Geographical,  Ethnological,  and 
Biographical ;  with  Maps,  Bibliography,  and  Statistical 
Tables.  Edited  by  Rev.  Edwin  Munsell  Bliss,  late  Assis- 
tant Agent  American  Bible  Society  for  Levant.  Over 
1,350  pages,  with  elaborate  maps,  etc.  1891,  two  vol- 
umes, 8vo,  $12.00  net. 

A  New  Programme  of  Missions.  A  movement  to  make 
the  colleges  in  all  lands  centers  of  Evangelization.  By 
Luther  D.  Wishard,  with  an  introduction  by  Rev.  Richard 
S.  Storrs,  D.  D.     Cloth,  50c. 


MISSIONARY  LITERATURE.  87 

Short  History  of  Christian  Missions,  From  Abraham 
and  Paul  to  Carey,  Livingstone,  and  Duff.  By  George 
Smith,  LL.  D.,  F.  R.  G.  S.    1890,  12mo,  $1.00. 

An  exceedingly  valuable  hand-book  on  the  history  of 
missions.  It  should  be  in  the  hands  of  every  volunteer 
and  every  student  of  missions. 

Outline  of  the  History  of  Protestant  Missions,  From 
the  Reformation  to  the  Present  Time.  A  Contribution  to 
Church  History.  By  Dr.  Gustav  Warneck.  Transhited 
by  Thomas  Smith,  1).  D.,  from  the  second  edition.  1882, 
12mo,  $1.75.     Especially  valuable  to  students. 

Protestant  Missions,  Their  Rise  and  Early  Progress.  By 
Augustus  C.  Thompson.    1894,  12mo,  $1.75. 

Covers  the  period  between  the  Reformation  and  the 
time  of  Carey.  Is  an  excellent  treatment  of  this  rather 
neglected  period  of  mission  history. 

Moravian  Missions.  Twelve  Lectures  by  Augustus  C. 
Thompson,  D.  D.    1882,  12mo,  $2.00; 

A  well  written  and  instructive  history  of  these  leaders 
in  missionary  effort. 

The  Great  Commission  ;  or,  The  Christian  Church  Consti- 
tuted and  Charged  to  Convey  the  Gospel  to  the  World. 
By  Rev.  John  Harris.     1842,  12mo,  $1.00. 

The  standard  work  on  the  ground  of  foreign  missions 
and  its  place  in  the  Church's  work.  Has  passed  through 
many  editions. 

The  Divine  Enterprise  of  Missions.  By  Rev.  Arthur  T. 
Pierson,  D.  D.     1891,  12mo,  $1.25. 

A  book  that  should  be  read  by  all  who  are  settling  for 
themselves  the  claims  of  missions,  its  place  in  the 
Church's  work  and  in  their  own  lives. 

Foreign  Missions  After  a  Century.  By  James  S.  Den- 
nis, D.  D.     1893,  12mo,  $1.50. 

The  best  and  latest  review  of  the  present  status  of 
world-wide  missions.  The  book  is  thorough,  comprehen- 
sive and  scientific  in  its  manner  of  treatment. 

These  for  Those,  Our  Indebtedness  to  Foreign  Missions  ; 
or,  What  we  Get  for  What  we  Give.  By  William  War- 
ren.    1870,  12mo,  $1.50. 

A  good  work  on  our  indebtedness  to  missions,  and  the 
extent  of  the  reflex  blessing  arising  through  missionary 
effort. 


88  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

The  Holy  Spirit  in  Missions.  By  Rev.  A.  J.  Gordon, 
D.  D.     1893,  12mo,  $1.25. 

A  strong  book,  tracing  out  the  Bible  doctrine  of  the 
Spirit's  work  in  missions. 

The  New  Acts  of  the  Apostles  ;  or  The  Marvels  of 
Modern  Missions.  By  Arthur  T.  Pierson,  D.  D.  1894, 
12mo,  $1.50. 

A  series  of  lectures  upon  the  Duff  Missionary  Lecture- 
ship in  Scotland. 

The  Crisis  op  Missions  ;  or  The  Voice  out  of  the  Cloud. 
By  Rev.  Arthur  T.  Pierson,  D.  D.     188G,  12mo,  $1.25. 

An  inspiring  survey  of  the  trials  and  triumiDhs  of  mis- 
sions, with  reference  to  their  urgent  claims  upon  the 
Church. 

Protestant  Foreign  Missions,     Their  Present  State.     A 
Universal  Survey.    By  Theodore  Christlieb,  D.'D.,  Ph.  D. 
Translated  by  David  Allen  Reed,  from  the  fourth  Ger- 
man edition.     1880,  12mo,  $1.25. 
A  valuable  review  of  missions  in  1880. 

Gist,  A  Handbook  of  Missionary  Information.  By  Lily 
Rider  Gracey.     1893,  12mo,  60c. 

A  storehouse  of  pungent  missionary  facts,  sayings  and 
anecdotes,  furnishing  much  valuable  material  for  arous- 
ing missionary  interest. 

The  Light  of  Asia  and  the  Light  op  the  World.  A 
Comparison  of  the  Legend,  the  Doctrine,  and  the  Ethics 
of  the  Buddha  with  the  Storv,  the  Doctrine,  and  the 
Ethics  of  Christ.  By.  S.  H.  Kellogg,  D.  D.  1885,  12mo, 
$2.00. 

A  careful  comparison  of  Buddhism  and  Christianity. 

Report  of  the  Centenary  Conference  on  the  Protestant 
Missions  of  the  World  held  in  London,  June,  1888. 
Edited  by  Rev.  James  Johnston,  F.  S.  S.  1888,  two 
volumes,  8vo,  $2.00,  net. 

Contains  much  valuable  information  for  the  use  of  stu- 
dents. 

Manual  of  Modern  Missions.  Containing  Historical  and 
Statistical  Accounts  of  the  Principal  Protestant  Mission 
ary  Societies  in  America,  Great  Britain  and  the  Conti- 
nent of  Europe.  By  J.  T.  Gracey,  D.  D.  1893,  12mo, 
$1.25. 

Useful  to  students  and  pastors. 


MISSIONARY  LITERATURE.  89 

The  Great  Value  and  Success  of  Foreign  Missions, 
Proved  \>y  Distinguished  Witnesses.  By  Rev.  John  Lig- 
gins.     1888,  12mo,  75c. 

A  choice  collection  of  testimonials  useful  to  speakers 
on  missions. 

Foreign  Missions  op  the  Protestant  Churches,  Their 
State  and  Prospect.  By  J.  Murray  Mitchell,  M.  A.,  LL.  D. 
12mo,  50c. 

A  brief  survey  of  the  present  condition  of  mission  work 
throughout  the  world. 

The  Miracles  of  Missions.  By  Rev.  Arthur  T.  Pierson, 
D.  D.     1891,  12mo,  $1.00. 

Some  account  of  the  divine  wonders  of  transformation 
wrought  in  mission  fields. 

Missionary  Points  and  Pictures.  By  Rev.  James  John- 
ston.    1892,  12mo,  50c. 

A  collection  of  quaint  stories,  and  accounts  of  heroic 
deeds,  notable  movements,  and  remarkable  triumphs, 
illustrating  the  power  of  the  gospel  in  heathen  lands. 

The  Evangelization  of  the  World.  A  Record  of  Conse- 
cration and  Appeal.  By  B.  Broomhall,  Secretary  of  the 
China  Inland  Mission.  With  Portraits  and  Maps.  4to, 
$1.00,  net. 

A  rare  collection  of  short  chapters  and  paragraphs  on 
a  great  variety  of  missionary  topics.  A  storehouse  for 
students. 

The  Student  Missionary  Uprising  ;  Report  of  the  Sec- 
ond International  Convention  of  the  Student  Volunteer 
Movement  for  Foreign  Missions  held  at  Detroit.  1894, 
8mo,   $1.50. 

Filled  with  a  rich  store  of  missionary  material. 

Non-Christian  Religions  of  the  Age.  Comprising:  The 
Rise  and  Decline  of  Islam,  by  Sir  William  Muir  ;  Chris- 
tianity and  Confucianism  Compared  in  their  Teaching  of 
the  Whole  Duty  of  Man,  by  James  Legge  ;  The  Zend- 
Avesta  and  the  Religion  of  the  Parsis,  by  J.  Murray 
Mitchell,  E.  A.,  LL.  D.;  The  Hindu  Religion,  A  Sketch 
and  a  Contrast,  by  J.  Murray  Mitchell  ;  Buddhism,  A 
Comparison  and  a  Contrast  between  Buddhism,  and 
Christianity,  by  Rev.  Henry  R.  Reynolds,  D.  D.  ;  Chris- 
tianity and  Ancient  Paganism,  by  J.  Murray  Mitchell. 
12mo,  $1.00. 
The  best  book  on  this  subject. 


90  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

Living  Religions  ;  or,  The  Great  Religions  of  the  Orient 
from  Sacred  Books  and  Modern  Customs.     By  Rev.  J.  N. 
Fradenburgh,  D.  D.     1888,  12mo,  $1.50. 
A  short  popular  survey  of  the  Asiatic  religions,  show- 

-    ing  their  bright  as  well  as  dark  side. 

Christian  Missions  in  the  Nineteenth  Century.  By 
Rev.  Elbert  S.  Todd,  D.  D.     1890,  12mo,  75c. 

A  brief  study  of  Christianity  in  its  relations  to  heathen- 
ism, commerce,  statesmanship,  etc. 

Oriental  Religions  and  Christianity.  By  Frank  F. 
Ellinwood,  D.  D.     1892,  12mo,  $1.75. 

Treats  of  particular  phases  of  the  present  conflict  of 
Christian  truth  with  the  errors  of  Non-Christian  reli- 
gions. 

Islam  and  its  Founder.  By  J.  W.  H.  Stobart,  B.  A.  1876, 
12mo,  $1.00. 

The  best  concise  study  of  Mohammed  and  his  teach- 
ings. 

The  Coran.  Its  Composition  and  Teaching,  and  the  Testi- 
mony it  bears  to  the  Holy  Scriptures.  By  Sir  William 
Muir,  K.  C.  S.  I.,  LL.  D.     1878,  12mo,  $1.00. 

Especially  valuable  to  all  who  are  preparing  to  come 
into  contact  with  Mohammedanism. 

Short  Chapters  on  Buddhism,  Past  and  Present.  By  Rev. 
J.  H.  Titcomb      12mo,  $1.20. 

A  most  excellent  comprehensive  outline  of  the  history, 
doctrine,  and  practice  of  Buddhism.  Especiall}'  adapted 
to  the  use  of  the  student. 

American  Heroes  on  Mission  Fields.     Brief  Missionary 
.    Biographies.     Edited  by  Rev.  H.  C.  Haydn,  D.  D.     1890, 
12mo,  $1.25. 

Brief  biographies  of  thirteen  missionaries  :  Mrs.  Clara 
Gray  Schauffler,  Henry  Sergeant  West,  M.  D.,  David 
Tappan  Stoddard,  Asahel  Grant,  M.  D.,  AVilliam  Goddell, 
Titus  Coan,  H.  G.  O.  Dwight,  S.  Wells  Williams,  Elijah 
Coleman  Bridgman,  Miss  Julia  A.  Rappleye,  Adoniram 
Judson,  William  G.  Schauffler,  and  John  Eliot,  eight  of 
whom  were  stationed  in  Turkey  and  Persia. 

Heroes  of  the  Mission  Field.  By  Rev.  W.  Pakenham 
Walsh.     Third  edition.     1880,  12mo,  $1.25. 

Short  biographical  sketches  of  leading  missionaries 
from  the  earliest  ages  to  the  close  of  the  eighteenth  cen- 
tury. 


MISSIONARY  LITEItATURE.  91 

Pioneers  and  Founders  ;  or  Recent  Workers  in  the  Mis- 
sion Field.  By  Charlotte  M.  Yonge.  1871,  12mo,  $1.75. 
Concise  and  graphic  biographies  of  John  Eliot,  David 
Brainerd,  Christian  F.  Schwarz,  Henry  Marty n,  William 
Carey,  John  Marshman,  the  Judson  Family,  three 
Bishops  of  Calcutta,  Samuel  Marsden,  John  Williams, 
Allen  Gardiner,  and  Charles  Frederick  Mackenzie. 

Modern  Heroes  op  the  Mission   Field.      By.  Rev.  W. 

Pakenham  Walsh.    Third  edition.  1881,  12mo,  $1.50. 

Short  biographical  sketches  of  Martyn,  Carey,  Judson, 
Morrison,  Marsden,  John  Williams,  Wm.  Johnson  of 
Africa,  Hunt,  Gardiner,  Duff,  Livingstone,  and  Patte- 
son. 

Medical  Missions,    Their  Place  and  Power.      By  John 
Lowe,  F.  R.  C.  S.  E.     1890,  12mo,  $1.50. 
The  standard  work  on  medical  missions. 

Primer  of  Medical  Missions.  By  John  Lowe,  F.  R.  C. 
S.  E.     Paper,  20c. 

A  clear  statement  of  their  claims,  progress,  function, 
and  value,  with  illustrations  from  experience. 

The  Healer-Preacher.  Sketches  and  Incidents  of  Medi- 
cal Mission  Work.  B3'  George  Saunders,  M.  D.,  C.  B. 
1884,  12mo,  $1.75. 

An  account  of  medical  mission  work  in  London,  con- 
taining man}'  interesting  incidents. 

Missionary  Addresses.  By  Rev.  J.  M.  Thoburn,  D.  D. 
1888,  12mo,  70c. 

Contains  much  wise  and  helpful  advice  for  the  pros- 
pective missionary. 

Murdered  Millions.  By  George  Dowkontt,  M.  D.  1894, 
24mo,  30c. 

Foreign  Missions,  Their  Place  in  the  Pastorate,  in  Prayer, 
in  Conferences.  Ten  Lectures  by  Augustus  C.  Thompson, 
D.  D.     1889,  12mo,  $1.75. 

Especially  useful  to  the  home  pastor.  Highly  recom- 
mended. 

The  Ely  Volume  •  or.  The  Contributions  of  our  Foreign 
Missions  to  Science  and  Human  Weil-Being.  By  Tnomas 
Laurie,  D.  D.     1881,  8vo,  $2.00,  net. 

An  exhaustive  treatise  on  the  contributions  to  science 
by  the  missionaries  of  the  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.  Full  of  useful 
facts  and  illustrations. 


92  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

Medical  Work  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  So- 
ciety. Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  By  Mrs.  J.  T. 
Gracey.     1888,  12mo,  60c. 

Women  of  the  Orient.  An  Account  of  the  Religious,  In- 
tellectual, and  Social  Condition  of  Women  in  Japan, 
China,  India,  Egypt,  Svria,  and  Turkey.     Bv  Rev.  Ross 

C.  Houghton,  A.  M.     1877,  12mo,  $1.25.' 

A  most  entertaining  book.     Fully  illustrated. 

Modern  Missions  and  Culture.  Their  Mutual  Relations. 
Bv  Dr.  Gustav  Warneck.  Translated  by  Thomas  Smith, 
R  D.     1882,  12mo,  $1.35. 

A  scholarly  treatment  of  the  relation  of  Christian  mis- 
sions to  culture  and  of  culture  to  missions. 

AFRICA. 

The  New  World  of  Central  Africa.  With  a  History  of 
the  First  Christian  Mission  on  the  Congo.  By  Mrs.  H. 
Grattan  Guinness.     1890,  12mo,  $2.00. 

A  graphic  description  of  the  Congo  Free  State,  its  his- 
tor3%  people,  etc.,  with  a  full  account  of  the  first  twelve 
years  of  the  Livingstone  Inland  Mission.  Recent,  and 
very  entertaining. 

The  Story  of  Uganda,  and  the  Victoria  Nyanza  Mission. 
By  Sarah  Geraldina  Stock.     12mo,  $1.25. 

A  heart-stirring  story  of  persecution,  martyrdom,  and 
triumph. 

The  Story  of  Madagascar.     By  Rev.  John  W.  Mears, 

D.  D.     1873,  12mo,  $1.15. 

A  full  account  of  the  persecutions  of  Christians  from 
1839  to  1861,  with  notices  of  earlier  and  later  history 
down  to  1871. 

Madagascar  of  To-day.  A  Sketch  of  the  Island.  With 
chapters  on  its  Past  History  and  Present  Prospects.  By 
the  Rev.  W.  E.  Cousins.  With  map  and  illustrations. 
1895,  12mo,  $1.00. 

This  book,  written  by  Mr.  Cousins,  who  has  been  resi- 
dent in  Madagascar  since  1862,  gives  in  compact  and 
popular  form  all  that  the  general  reader  needs  to  enable 
him  to  understand  the  past  history  and  the  present  dif- 
ficulties of  the  great  African  island. 

Madagascar.  By  Belle  McPherson  Campbell.  Missionary 
Annals  Series.  '  1889,  12mo,  80c. 


MISSIONARY  LITERATURE.  93 

Madagascar,  its  Missionaries  and  Martyrs.     Illustrated. 
12mo,  75c. 

This    manual  tells  in  brief  the.  marvelous  story  of 
Christian  work  in  Madagascar. 

Madagascar  and  France.    By  Georce  A.  Shaw.    12mo,  $1. 
A  full  account  of  Madagascar,  its  people,  resources  and 
missions,  with  a  history  of  the  French  attempts  to  seize 
the  island. 

Garenganze  ;  or,  Seven  Years  of  Pioneer  Mission  Work  in 
Central  Africa.     By  Fred  S.  Arnot.     1889,  8vo,  $1.25. 

A  narration  of   the  thrilling   adventures  and   patient 
trials  of  a  devoted  Christian  explorer. 

Forty  Years  Among  the  Zulus.     By  Rev.  Josiah  Tyler. 
12mo,  $1.25. 
A  thrilling  story  of  missionary  effort  in  Sonth  Africa. 

Missionary  Landscapes  in  the  Dark  Continent.  By  Rev. 

James  Johnston.     1892,  12mo,  $1.25. 

Outline  sketches  of  the  most  notably  fascinating  Afri- 
can spheres  of  mission  effort. 

The  Personal  Life  of  David  Livingstone,  LL.  D.,  D.  C.  Jj. 

Chiefly  from  his  Unpublished  Journals  and  Correspond- 
ence in  the  Possession  of  his  Family.     By  William  Gar- 
den Blaikie,  D.  D.,  LL.  D.     12mo,  $1.50. 
The  best  biography  of  Livingstone. 

David  Livingstone.      His  Labors  and  His  Legacy.     By 
Arthur  Montefiore,  F.  R.  G.  S.     12mo,  75c. 

A  brief    but  comprehensive  sketch  of    his  life   and 
labors. 
Alexander  M.  Mackay,  Pioneer  Missionary  of  the  Church 
Missionary  Society  to  Uganda.     By  his  Sister.      1890, 
12mo,  $1.50. 

One   of   the   most   absorbing   missionary   biographies. 
Valuable  hints  on  the  industrial  phase  of  foreign  mission- 
ary work. 
The  Lives  op  Robert  and  Mary  Moffat.     By  their  Son, 
John  S.  Moffat.     1888,  8vo,  $1.75. 

A  well-written  story  of  the  trials  and  successes  of  mis^ 
sionary  life,  containing  inner  glimpses  of  domestic  ex- 
perience and  trials. 
Robert  Moffat,  the  Missionary  Hero  of  Kuruman.     By 
David  J.  Deane.     16mo,  75c. 
A  brief  but  interesting  sketch,  very  fully  illustrated. 


94  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

Thomas  Birch  Freeman,  Missionary  Pioneer  to  Ashanti, 
Dahomey  and  Egba.  By  Rev.  John  Milum.  Missionary 
Biography  Series,  vol.  15,  illustrated.    12mo,  75c. 

Among  the  Matabele.  By  Rev.  David  Carnegie,  12mo, 
illustrated,  60c. 

A  timel}^  and  interesting  account  of  the  last  of  the 
independent  races  of  South  Africa.  It  is  the  result  of 
observations  made  during  ten  years'  missionary  labor 
among  them,  and  contains  simple  but  clear  descriptions 
of  their  distinctive  customs  and  beliefs. 

Thomas  J.  Comber,  Missionary  Pioneer  to  the  Congo.  By 
Rev.  J.  B.  Myers,  Association  Secretary  Baptist  Mission- 
ary Society.     75c. 

Robert  Moffat.  By  M.  L.  Wilder,  Missionary  Annals 
Series.     1889,  12mo,  30c.  net. 

James  Hannington,  First  Bishop  of  Eastern  Equatorial 
Africa.  A  History  of  his  Life  and  Work,  1847  to  1885. 
By  E.  C  Dawson,  M.  A.    1886,  12mo,  $1.25. 

A  vivid  sketch  of  a  remarkable,  active,  and  useful 
life,  and  a  tragic  death. 

Samuel  Crowther,  The  Slave  Boy  who  became  Bishop  of 
the  Niger.     By  Jesse  Page.     1888,  12mo,  75c. 

A  brief  and  entertaining  record  of  a  remarkable  life 
and  work. 

My  Life  in  Basuto  Land.  A  Story  of  Missionary  Enter- 
prise in  South  Africa.  By  Eugene  Casalis.  Translated 
from  the  French  by  J.  Brierley,  B.  A.  1889,  12mo,  $1.75. 
A  graphic  and  picturesque  description  of  the  planting 
of  Christian  missions  among  the  Basutos  in  the  early 
part  of  this  century,  when  Livingstone  and  Moffat  were 
as  yet  unknown. 

Life  and  Work  of  Mary  Louisa  Whately.  By  E.  Jane 
Whately.     12mo,  75c. 

An  account  of  Miss  Whately's  work  in  female  educa- 
tion among  the  Moslems  in  Egypt.  Drawn  largely  from 
her  own  letters. 

AMERICAN  INDIANS. 

Memoirs  of  Rev.  David  Brainerd.    Edited  by  J.  M.  Sher- 
wood, D.  D.     1884,  12mo,  $1.50. 
Highly  recommended  for  its  intense  spiritual  tone. 


MISSIONARY  LITERATURE.  95 

David  Brainerd.  Missionar}'  to  the  North  American  In- 
dians.    By  Jesse  Page.     12mo,  fully  illustrated,  7oc. 

"If  there  are  any  better  brief  biographical  sketches 
for  general  use  as  educators  of  the  young,  and  as  a  means 
of  general  stimulation  to  the  missionary  spirit,  we  have 
not  met  them." — A    T  Pierson,  D.  D. 

Our  Life  among  the  Iroquois  Indians.  By  Mrs.  Harriet 
S.  Caswell.     12mo,  $1.50. 

Containing  man^^  stories  of  consecration  and  gratitude 
among  the  Christian  Indians. 

The  Story  of  Metlakahtla.  By  H.  S.  Welcome.  12mo, 
$1.50. 

The  story  of  the  marvelous  work  of  Mr.  Duncan  in  a 
Pacific  Coast  tribe.  It  is  one  of  the  romances  of  mis- 
sions. 

Stories  from  Indian  Wigwams  and  Northern  Camp 
Fires.     By  Rev.  Egerton  R.  Young.     8vo,  $1.25. 

A  thrilling  story  of  missionary  work  and  hardships 
among  the  forests  of  Canada. 

Alaska,  and  Missions  of  the  North  Pacific  Coast.  By  Rev. 
Sheldon  .Tackson,  D.  D.     1883,  12mo,  $1.50. 

A  profusely  illustrated  description  of  Alaska,  its  peo- 
ple, customs,  and  missions  down  to  1883. 

Life  in  Alaska.  Letters  of  Mrs.  Eugene  S.  Willard. 
Edited  by  her  sister,  Mrs.  Eva  McClintock.  1884,  12mo, 
$1.25. 

Contains  touching  glimpses  of  the  trials  and  joys  of 
missionary  life. 

Kin-da-shon's  Wife.  An  Alaskan  Story.  By  Mrs.  Eugene 
S.  Willard.  Home  Missionary  to  Alaska,  of  the  Presby- 
terian Board  of  America.     8vo,  $1.50. 

"Mrs.  Willard  has  gained  a  more  intelligent  knowledge 
of  the  native  character,  of  their  needs  and  hindrances, 
than  perhaps  any  other  person." 

Amid  Greenland  Snows  ;  or  The  Early  History  of  Arctic 
Missions.  By  Jesse  Page.  Missionary  Biography  Series, 
Vol.  16.     Illustrated.     12mo,  cloth,  75c. 

Forty-two  Years  amongst  the  Indians  and  Eskimos. 
Pictures  from  the  Life  of  the  Rt.  Rev.  John  Horden. 
First  Bishop  of  Moosonee.  By  Beatrice  Batty.  Illus- 
trated.    12mo,  cloth,  $1.00. 


96  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

BURMAH. 

The  Life  op  Adoniram  Judson.  By  his  son,  Edward  Jud- 
son.     1883,  12mo,  $1.50. 

An  inspiring  and  entertaining  biography  of  Burmah's 
great  missionary. 

Adoniram  Judson.  By  Julia  H.  Johnston.  Missionary  An- 
nals Series.     1889,  i2mo,  30c.  net. 

Rivers  in  the  Desert  ;  or,  The  Great  Awakening  in  Bur- 
mah.     By  Rev.  John  Baillie.     12mo,  $2.00. 

A  narrative  of  the  wonderful  work  of  God  in  that 
country,  with  memoirs  of  the  Judsons  and  of  their 
fellow-laborers. 

CHINA. 

The  Middle  Kingdom.     A  Survey  of  the  Geography,  Gov- 
ernment, Literature,  Social  Life,  Arts,  and  History,  of 
the  Chinese  Empire  and  its  Inhabitants.     Bv  S.   Wells 
Williams,  LL.  D.     1882,  two  volumes,  8vo,  $9.00. 
The  standard  work  on  China. 

China  and  the  Chinese.  A  General  Description  of  the 
Country,  its  Inhabitants,  its  Civilization  and  Form  of 
Government,  its  Religious  and  Social  Institutions,  its 
Intercourse  with  other  Nations,  and  its  Present  Condition 
and  Prospects.  By  Rev,  John  L.  Nevins,  D.  D.  1882, 
12mo,  $1.50. 

A  thorough  presentation  of  China  and  its  people,  with 
particular  reference  to  missions  and  methods. 

Western  China.    By  Rev.  Virgil  C.  Hart.     1887,  12mo,  $2. 
A  description  of  the  country,  customs,  and  habits  of 
the  people  of  Western  China. 

The  Cross  and  the  Dragon  ;  or.  Light  in  the  Broad  East. 
By  Rev.  B.  C.  Henry.     1885,  12mo,  $2.00. 

A  careful  survey  of  the  line  of  work,  methods  and 
needs,  of  missionary  effort  in  Southern  China. 

The  Chinese,  Their  Present  and  Future :    Medical,  Poll  , 
tical,  and  Social.     By  Robert  Coltman,  M.  D.     1891,  8vo, 
$1.75. 

Story  of  the  China  Inland  Mission.  By  Geraldine  Guin- 
ness.    1893,  12mo,  2  vols.,  $1.25  each,  net. 

An  excellent  account  of  the  inception  and  development 
of  the  China  Inland  Mission. 


MISSIONARY  LITERATURE.  97 

Records  of  the  Missionary  Conference  Held  at  Shang- 
hai.   1890,  8vo,  $2.50. 

A  complete  record  of  this  most  memorable  conference, 
and  a  book  of  the  greatest  value  to  all  interested  in 
China. 

Chinese  Characteristics.  By  Rev.  Arthur  H.  Smith. 
1894,  12mo,  $2.00. 

Is  written  by  a  shrewd  observer  of  men,  and  while 
treating  of  the  characteristics  of  the  people  and  so  not 
strictly  missionary,  is  from  the  missionary  point  of  view. 
The  best  work  on  the  Chinese  people. 

In  the  Far  East.  Letters  from  Geraldine  Guinness  in" 
China,  edited  by  her  sister.     1889,  4to,  $1.50. 

A  most  intensely  fascinating  account  of  life  in  China. 
Graphic  description,  tender  pathos,  and  unusual  depth 
of  spirituality,  place  this  book  in  the  very  front  rank. 
Handsomely  illustrated. 

Christian  Progress  in  China.  By  Arnold  Foster,  B.  A. 
1889,  12mo,  $1.00. 

Gleanings  from  writings  and  speeches  in  China,  and 
the  methods  and  results  of  Christian  work. 

Every-Day  Life  in  China  ;   or.  Scenes  .along  River  and 
Road  in  Fuh-kien.      By   Edwin  Joshua   Dukes.      1885, 
12mo,  $2.00. 
An  inside  view  of  Chinese  life. 

The  Dragon,  Image,  and  Demon  ;  or,  The  Three  Religions 
of  China  :  Confucianism,  Buddhism,  and  Taoism.  By 
Rev.  Hampden  C.  Du  Bose.     1886,  12mo,  $2.00. 

Fully  illustrated  and  well  arranged.  Confined  to  reli- 
gions. 

The  Religions  of  China.     Confucianism  and  Taoism  De- 
scribed and   Compared   with   Christianity.      By    James 
Legge,  D.  D.     1880,  12mo,  $1.50. 
A  work  by  a  recognized  authority. 

Among  the  Mongols.  By  Rev.  James  Gilmour,  M.  A. 
1888,  12mo,  $1.25. 

An  account  of  the  pioneer  travels  of  a  medical  mission- 
ary^ in  Mongolia. 

Robert  Morrison,  The  Pioneer  of  Chinese  Missions.     By 
William  John  Townsend.     12mo,  75c. 
An  interesting  sketch  of  China's  pioneer  missionary. 

7 


98  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

Sketch  of  the  History  of  Protestant  Missions  in  China. 
By  D.  Willard  Lyon.     Paper. 

Griffith  John,  Founder  of  the  Hankow  Mission,  Central 
Cliina.     By  AYilliam  Robson.     1889,  12mo,  75c. 

A  sketch  of  the  life  and  work  of  the  pioneer  mis- 
sionary to  Central  China. 

China.     By  Rev.  J.  T.  Gracey,  D.  D.  64pp.,  15c. 

A  Winter  in  North  China.  By  Rev.  T.  M.  Morris,  with 
Introduction  by  Rev.  Richard  Glover,  D.  D.  Map-cloth, 
$1.50.     One  of  the  brightest  books  of  travel. 

John  Kenneth  Mackenzie,  Medical  Missionary  to  China. 
By  Mrs.  Mary  I.  Bryson.     12mo,  $1.50. 
A  noble  story  of  a  noble  man. 

James  Gelmour  of  Mongolia.  His  Diary,  Letters,  and 
Reports,  edited  by  Richard  Lovett,  M.  A.  1883,  12mo, 
$1.75. 

An  interesting  picture  of  missionary  work  in  Mongolia. 

James  Gtlmodr  and  His  Boys.     12mo,  $1.25. 

A  good  story  to  interest  boys  in  missionary  work. 

Among  the  Tibetans.  By  Isabella  Bird  Bishop.  With  21 
illustrations  by  Whymper.     12mo,  $1.00. 

Accurate' information  concerning  a  country  into  which 
travelers  are  rarely  allowed  to  enter,  by  a  persistent  ex- 
plorer of  the  bj'-ways  and  waste  places  of  the  earth. 

INDIA. 

India.  Country,  People,  Missions.  By  J.  T.  Gracey,  D.  D. 
1884,  12mo,  $1.00. 

A  brief  and  valuable  study  of  the  needs  of  India  and 
the  success  of  Christianity  in  that  country. 

The  Indian  Empire.  Its  People,  History,  and  Products. 
By  Sir  W.  W.  Hunter,  C.  S.  L,  C.  L  E.,  LL.  D.  New 
edition.     8vo,  $11.20  net. 

A  standard  work  on  India  and  its  people;  very  complete. 

India  and  Malaysia.  By  Bishop  J.  M.  Thoburn,  D.  D., 
thirty-three  years  a  Missionary  in  India.  1892,  8vo,  $2.00. 
A  thorough  and  recent  survey  of  the  people,  institu- 
tions, and  religious  needs,  of  India  and  Malaysia,  by  a  rec- 
ognized authority  in  Indian  missions.  Without  doubt 
the  best  missionary  view  of  India. 


MIS8I0NAR  T  LITER  A  TUBE.  99 

History  of  Protestant  Missions  in  India.  By  Rev.  M.  A. 
Sherring,  M.  A.,  LL.  B.  Revised  by  Rev.  Edward  Stor- 
row.     1884,  12mo,  $2.40. 

A  good  standard  work.  A  comprehensive  yet  concise 
history  of  Indian  missions. 

The  Conversion  of  India,  from  Pant^nus  to  the  Present 
Time,  a.  d.  193-1893.  By  George  Smith,  LL.  D.  1893, 
12mo,  $1.50. 

An  excellent  book  in  its  historical  matter  and  its  treat- 
ment of  present  day  methods  and  conditions. 

Story  of  the  Telugu  Mission.  By  David  Downie,  D.  D. 
1893,  12mo,  $1.10. 

Hinduism  Past  and  Present.  With  an  Account  of  Recent 
Hindu  Reformers  and  a  Brief  Comparison  between  Hin- 
duism and  Christianitv.  By  J.  Murray  Mitchell,  M.  A., 
LL.  D.     1885,  12mo,  $1.60. 

A  short,  concise,  yet  scientific  treatise.  Most  excellent 
as  an  introduction  to  the  more  extended  study  of  the 
Hindu  religion. 

Native  Life  in  South  India.     Being  Sketches  of  the  So- 
cial and  Religious  Characteristics   of   the   Hindus.     By 
Rev.  Henry  Ric-e.     12mo,  $1.50. 
Brief  but  comprehensive. 

Indian  Missionary  Manual.  Hints  to  Young  Missionaries 
to  India.  Compiled  by  John  Murdoch,  LL.  D.  1889, 
12mo,  $2.00. 

Valuable  hints  to  missionaries  to  India,  on  a  great 
variety  of  subjects,  but  useful  to  all  missionaries  to 
tropical  climates. 

From  Darkness  to  Light  ;  The  Story  of  a  Telugu  Convert. 
By  Rev.  J.  E.  Clough.  Third  Edition.  1881,  12mo, 
$1.40. 

A  simple,  touching  story  of  Telugu  home  life,  describ- 
ing the  advance  from  the  darkness  of  heathenism  into 
the  light  of  new  life  in  Christ. 

Seven  Years  in  Ceylon.     Stories  of  Mission  Life.     By 
Mary  and  Margaret  W.  Leitch.     1890,  4to,  75c. 
Richly  illustrated  and  very  entertaining. 

The  Bishop's  Conversion.  Bv  Mrs.  Ellen  B.  Maxwell. 
1892,  12mo.,  $1.50. 

In  the  form  of  a  novel.  It  is  a  fascinating  story  and 
the  ideal  book  for  those  who  talk  of  luxury  in  missions. 


100  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

The  Life  of  William  Carey,  D.  D.,  Shoemaker  and  Mis- 
sionary. By  George  Smithi,  C.  I.  E.,  LL.  D.  1885,  12mo, 
$2.75. 

An  exceedingly  interesting  and  exhaustive  memoir. 

William  Carey.  By  Marv  E.  Farwell.  Missionary  An- 
nals Series.     1889,  12mo,  30c.  net. 

The  Life  of  Alexander  Duff,  D.  D.,  LL.  D.  By  George 
Smith,  C.  I.  E.,  LL.  D.  1879,  two  volumes  in  one.  8vo, 
$1.00. 

A  well  written  and  complete  life  of  the  great  mission- 
ary teacher. 

My  Missionary  Apprenticeship.  By  Rev.  J.  M.  Thoburn, 
D.  D.     1884,  12mo,  $1.20. 

A  most  instructive  and  interesting  account  of  mission- 
ary experience  in  India. 

Reginald  Heber,  Bishop  of  Calcutta.  By  Arthur  Monte- 
fiore.     75c. 

Indian  Gems  for  the  Master's  Crown.  By  Miss  Droese. 
Illustrated,  12mo,  cloth,  80c. 

"For  a  living  commentary  on  Church  history  in  the 
first  century,  a  man  might  do  worse  than  peruse  this 
record  of  similar  difficulties  which  have  to  be  faced  and 
fights 'to  be  fought  in  the  nineteenth." — The  Guardian. 


JAPAN. 

The  Mikado's  Empire.  History  of  Japan  from  660  b.  c. 
to  1872,  A.  D.,  and  Personal  Experiences,  Observations, 
and  Studies  in  Japan,  from  1870  to  1874.  By  William 
Elliot  Griffis,  A.  M.  AYith  Supplementary  Chapters.  1890, 
8vo,  $4.00. 

A  standard  work  on  Japan. 

The  Sunrise  Kingdom  ;  or  Life  and  Scenes  in  Japan,  and 
AVoman's  Work  for  Woman  There.  By  Mrs.  Julia  D. 
Carrothers.     1879,  12mo,  $2.00. 

A  familiar  description,  by  a  missionar}^,  of  native  life 
in  Japan. 

Unbeaten  Tracks  in  Japan.     An  Account  of  Travels  on 
Horseback  in  the  Interior.     By  Isabella  L.  Bird.     1880. 
Two  volumes  in  one.     12mo,  $2.50. 
A  graphic  narration  of  travels  in  Japan. 


MISSIONARY  LITERATURE.  101 

An  American  Missionary  in  Japan.  By  Rev.  M.  L.  Gor- 
don, M.  D.     1893,  12mo,  $1.25. 

A  record  of  the  wonderful  manner  in  vhich  the  religion 
of  Christ  is  approaching  the  people  of  Japan.  Also  an 
outline  of  how  the  missionaries  prepare  for  the  mission 
work,  begin  it,  and,  with  native  associates,  carry  it  on. 
An  excellent  book. 

Life  and  Letters  of  Joseph  Hardy  Neesima.    By  Arthur 

Sherbourne    Hardy.     Third  edition.     1891,  12mo,  $2.00. 

The  story  of  a  life  wonderfully  led  and  used  of  God. 

Joseph  Hardy  Neesima.  The  Runaway  Japanese  Boy 
Who  Founded  the  First  Christian  College  in  Japan.  By 
Rev.  J.  D.  Davis,  D.  D.    1894,  12mo,  $1.00. 

By  one  who  was  for  many  years  a  colleague  of  Dr.  Nee- 
sima in  Doshisha  University.  He  tells  of  the  power  of 
his  inner  life  as  only  an  intimate  companion  can. 

The  Ainu  of  Japan.  The  Religions,  Superstitions  and  the 
General  History  of  the  Hairy  Aborigines  of  Japan.  By 
the  Rev.  John  Batchelor,  C.  M.  S.,  Missionary  to  the 
Ainu.     80  illustrations.     12mo,  $1.50. 

COREA. 

CoREA,  THE  Hermit  Nation.     Ancient  and  Medieval  His- 
tory,   Political   and   Social   Corea,    Modern   and   Recent 
History.     By  William  Elliot  Griffis.     1888,  8vo,  $2.50. 
The  standard  work  on  Corea. 

Corea,  Without  and  Within.  Chapters  on  Corean  His- 
tory, Manners  and  Religion.  By  William  Elliot  Griffis. 
1885,  12mo,  $1.15. 

A  popular  description  of  country  and  people,  condensed 
from  the  foregoing. 

MEXICO. 

Mexico,  Past  and  Present.  By  Hanna  More  Johnson, 
1887,  12mo,  $1.50. 

A  short  history  of  Mexico,  including  the  development 
of  mission  work. 

Mexico  in  Transition  from  the  Power  of  Political  Roman- 
ism to  Civil  and  Religious  Liberty.  By  Rev.  William 
Butler,  D.  D.     Third  edition.     1893,  8vo,  $2.00. 

An  exhaustive  treatise  of  this  period  of  modern  Mexi- 
can history. 


102  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

PERSIA. 

Persia,  the  Land  of  the  Imams.     By  Rev.  James  Bassett. 

1886,  12mo,  $1.50. 

An    account    of     missionarj^    travels    during    eleven 
3'ears'  residence  in  Persia. 

Faith  Working  by  Love.  As  Exemplified  in  the  Life  of 
Fidelia  Fiske.     By  D.  T.  Fiske.     1868,  12mo,  $1.50. 

A  beautiful  and  inspiring  picture  of  woman's  work  as 
seen  in  the  life  of  a  most  devoted  woman. 

Woman  and  the  Gospel  in  Persia.      By  Rev.   Thomas 

Laurie,   D.   D.     Missionary  Annals  Series.     1889,  12mo, 

$1.25. 
Henry  Martyn,  Saint  and  Scholar.      The   First  Modern 

Missionary  to  the  Mohammedans.     By  George  Smith,  C. 

I.  E.,  LL.  D.     Svo,  $3.00. 

"  Now  let  me  burn  out  for  Christ." 

Henry  Martyn,  His  Life  and  Labors,  By  Jesse  Page. 
12mo,  75c. 

A  story  of  the  consecrated  life  of  one  of  the  fathers  of 
modern  missions. 

SIAM. 

Siam  ;  or.  The  Heart  of  Farther  India.  By  Marv  Lovina 
Cort.     1886,  12mo,  $1.75. 

An  entertaining  and  comprehensive  sketch  of  the  peo- 
ple and  customs  of  Siam,  with  an  account  of  the  mis- 
sions. 
Siam  and  Laos.     As  seen  by  our  American  Missionaries. 
1884,  12mo,  $1.85. 

Interesting  papers  on  Siam  and  phases  of  missionary 
work  in  it.     Illustrated. 

SOUTH  AMERICA. 

The  Capitals  of  Spanish  America.  By  William  Eleroy 
Curtis,  late  Commissioner  from  the  United  States  to  the 
Governments  of  Central  and  South  America.  1888,  Svo, 
$3.00. 

Very  interesting  and  instructive.     Fully  illustrated. 

Brazil,  Its  Condition  and  Prospects.  Bv  C.  C.  Andrews. 
1890,  12mo,  $1.50. 

Contains  much  recent  information,  though  not  treating 
exhaustively  of  missions. 


MISSIONARY  LITERATURE.  .  103 

South  Ameeica  :  The  Neglected  Continent.  By  G.  0. 
Grubb  and  Miss  Lucy  E.  Guinness      1894,  75c, 

Without  doubt  the  most  complete,  most  reliable,  and 
most  absorbing  recital  of  the  present  needs  and  claims  of 
South  America  that  has  yet  been  published. 

Pioneers  of  Fuegia.  By  Sarah  A.  Myers.  1861,  12mo, 
$1.00. 

An  account  of  the  explorations  and  pioneer  missionary 
work  of  Allen  Gardiner  and  his  companions  in  Terra  del 
Fuego. 

The  Apostle  op  the  Indians  of  Guiana.  A  Memoir  of 
the  Life  and  Labors  of  Rev.  W.  H.  Brett,  for  Forty 
Years  a  Missionary  in  British  Guiana.  By  Rev.  F.  P.  L. 
Josa.     1888,  12mo,  $1.50. 

A  good  account  of  the  mission  work  of  this  most  emi- 
nent missionary  in  British  Guiana. 

SOUTH  SEA  ISLANDS. 

Missionary  Enterprises  in  the  South  Sea  Islands.  By 
John  Williams.     1888,  12mo,  $1.25. 

The  story  of  the  wonderful  work  of  the  martyr-mis- 
sionarv,  John  AVilliams,  among  the  South  Sea  Islands, 
1817-39. 

The  New  Hebrides  and  Christian  Missions.  By  Robert 
Steel,  D.  D.,  Ph.  D.     1880,  12mo. 

A  comprehensive  view  of  missions  to  these  islands, 
with  a  sketch  of  the  labor  traffic. 

Among  the  Cannibals  of- New  Guinea.  By  Rev.  S.  Mc- 
Farlane,  LL.  D.,  F.  R.  G.  S.     1888,  12mo,  $1.25. 

A  graphic  account  of   the  early  history  of   the   New 
Guinea    Mission    of    the    London    Missionary    Society, 
1871-88. 
At  Home  in  Fijl     By  Miss  C.  F.  Gordon  Gumming.     1878, 
12mo,  $1.75. 

A  record  of  life  in  Fiji,  with  considerable  mention  of 
missionary  work. 

John  G.  Paton,  Missionary  to  the  New  Hebrides.  An  Au- 
tobiography, edited  by  his  brother.  1889,  two  volumes, 
12mo,  $2.00,  net. 

The  most  fascinating  narrative  of  missionary  adven- 
ture and  heroism  and  success  that  we  have  ever  met. — 
A.  T.  Pier  son. 


104  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

The  Story  of  John  G.  Paton.  Told  for  Young  Folks.  By- 
Rev.  James  Paton.     1890,  12mo,  $1.50. 

One  of  the  best  juvenile  missionary  books  published, 
and  thoroughly  fascinating  throughout. 

James  Calvert;  or  From  Dark  to  Dawn  in  Fiji.  By  R. 
Vernon.     1890,  12mo,  75c. 

A  brief  but  graphic  account  of  the  work  of  missions  in 
Fiji  from  1835  to  the  present.     Fully  illustrated. 

Bishop  Patteson,  the  Martyr  of  Melanesia.  '  By  Jesse 
Page.     12mo,  75c. 

The  record  of  a  noble  student-life,    an   active   3'oung 
manhood  and  a  tragic  death. 

Life  of  John  Coleridge  Patteson.   Missionary  Bishop  of 
the  Melanesian  Islands.    By  Charlotte  Marj^  Yonge.  1873, 
two  volumes,  12mo,  $5.00. 
An  interesting  and  complete  memoir. 

John  Williams,  the  Martvr  Missionary  of  Polvnesia.  By 
Rev.  James  J.  Ellis.     1889,  12mo,  7.5c. 

A  brief  but  interesting  biography  of  this  pioneer  mis- 
sionary. 

James  Chalmers,  Missionary  and  Explorer.  By  William 
Robson.     12mo,  75c. 

The  record  of  a  life  among  the  cannibals  of  Raratonga 
and  New  Guinea. 

Among  the  Maoris  ;  or.  Daybreak  in  New  Zealand.  A 
Record  of  the  Labors  of  Samuel  Marsden,  Bishop  Selwin, 
and  others.     12mo,  75c. 

TURKEY. 

Among  the  Turks.     By  Cyrus  Hamlin.    1877,  12mo,  $1.50. 
Interesting  observations  during  thirty-five  years'  resi- 
dence in  Constantinople  as  a  missionary. 

The  Romance  of  Missions;  or.  Inside  View  of  Life  and 
Labor  in  the  Land  of  Ararat.  By  Maria  A.  West.  1870, 
12mo,  $1.50. 

Very  entertaining,  with  glimpses  of  the  peculiar  trials 
and  joys  of  missionary  life. 

The  Women  of  the  Arabs.     With  a  Chapter  for  Children. 
By  Rev.  Henry  Harris  Jessup,  I).  D.     1873,  12mo,  $1.25. 
An  account  of  work  for  woman  in  Syria  to  1873,  with 
a  most  interesting  chapter  for  children. 


MISSIONARY  LITERATURE.  105 

The  Mohammedan  Missionary  Problem.  By  Dr.  Henry 
H.  Jessup.     1879,  12mo,  75c. 

Showing  the  divine  providence  in  preparing  Islam  to  be 
evangelized  by  the  Anglo-Saxons. 

My  Life  and  Times.  By  Cvrus  Hamlin.  D.  D.  1893,  12mo, 
$2.50. 

Generally  descriptive  of  life  in  Turkey  and  containing 
a  detailed  account  of  the  founding  of  Robert  College. 

Forty  Years  in  the  Turkish  Empire  ;  or.  Memoirs  of 
Rev.  William  Goodell,  D.  D.  By  E.  D.  G.  Prime,  D.  D. 
1875,  12mo,  $1.50. 

Full  of  interesting  incidents,  and  especially  helpful  in 
understanding  the  present  status  of  Christian  work  in  the 
Turkish  Empire. 

Autobiography  of  William  G.  Schauffler,  for  Forty- 
nine  Years  a  Missionary  in  the  Orient.  Edited  by  his 
sons.     1887,  12mo,  $1.25. 

A  most  readable  narrative  of  the  varied  experiences  of 
this  remarkable  man. 

BOOKLETS. 

Do  Not  Say  ;  or.  The  Church's  Excuses  for  Neglecting  the 
Heathen.  By  J.  Hey  wood  Horsburg,  M.  A.  97  pp.,  10c. , 
net. 

A  Great  Opportunity.  An  Address  by  Margaret  W. 
Leitch.    38  pi3.,  15c. 

The  Greatest  Work  in  the  World.     The  Evangelization 

of  all  Peoples   in   the   Present  Century.     By  Arthur  T. 

Pierson,  D.  D.     15c. 
Open  Doors.      The  Present  Opportunities  for  Christian 

Work  in  Foreign  Lands.     By  Rev.  J.  T.  Gracey,  D.  D. 

64  pp.,  15c. 
The  Marathon  of  To-day  ;    Self-denial  Number  of    The 

Regions  Beyond.     B}^  Lucy  E.  Guinness. 

Primer  of  Medical  Missions.     By  Rev.  John  Lowe,  F.  R. 

C.  S.  E.     48  pp.,  20c. 
China.    A  Study  of  the  Field.    By  Rev.  J.  T.  Gracev,  D.  D. 

48  pp.,  20c. 
India.     A  Study  of  the  Field.     By  Rev.  Edward  Storrow. 

In  two  Parts.     96  pp.,  40c. 
Indian  Zenana  Missions.      By  Mrs.  Emma    R.    Pitman. 

48  pp.,  20c. 


106  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

Female  Missions  in  Eastern  Lands.  By  Mrs.  Emma  R. 
Pitman.     48  pp.,  20c. 

South  Africa.  A  Study  of  the  Field.  By  Rev.  James 
Sibree,  F.  R.  G.  S.     48  pp.,  20c. 

Polynesia.  A  Study  of  the  Field.  By  Rev.  S.  J.  Whit- 
mee,  F.  R.  G.  S.     48  pp.,  20c. 

The  last  seven  belong  to  the  Outline  Missionar}^  Series. 
The  first  six  are  especially  valuable. 

TRACTS. 

Facts  on  Foreign  Missions.  Compiled  by  W.  J.  Wanless, 
M.  D.     Revised.     2c.;  20c.  per  dozen;    $1  per  hundred. 

Medical  Missions.  Facts  and  testimonies  to  their  value 
and  success.  Compiled  by  W.  J.  Wanless,  M.  D.  5c.; 
50c.  per  dozen  ;  $3  per  hundred. 

A  Mute  Appeal.  With  diaj^ram  showing  actual  and  rela- 
tive numbers  of  mankind  classified  according  to  religions. 
30c.  per  hundred. 

Trifling  with  a  Great  Trust.  With  diagram  showing 
the  annual  expenditures  in  the  United  States  compared 
with  gifts  to  foreign  missions,      30c.  per  hundred. 

A  Comparative  View.  Christian  work  in  the  home  and 
foreign  fields.     With  diagrams.    30c.  per  hundred. 

A  Brief  for  Foreign  Missions.  By  Henry  Van  Dyke,  D.  D. 
5c.;  50c.  per  dozen. 

Strange  but  True  :  A  Parable.  By  Mrs.  H.  Grattan 
Guinness.     10c.  per  dozen  ;  50c.  i)er  hundred. 

Christianity's  Crime.  By  Rev.  A.  B.  Simpson.  2c.;  20c. 
per  dozen. 

The  Garden  of  the  Great  King.  By  Rev.  William  Ash- 
more,  D.  D.     3c.;   30c.  per  dozen. 

Do  Foreign  Missions  Pay  ?  By  Alice  Warner  Jerome.  Ic. ; 
10c.  per  dozen. 

Why  You  Should  Go  to  Africa.  By  Rev.  A.  B.  Simpson. 
2c.;  20c.  per  dozen. 

China  for  Christ.  By  Rev.  R.  H.  Graves,  D.  D.  2c.;  20c. 
per  dozen. 

China's  Millions.  By  Rev.  William  Ashmore,  D.  D.  2c.; 
20c.  per  dozen. 


MISSIONARY  LITERATURE.  107 

The  Claims  of  India.     By  Rev.  A.  B.  Simpson.     2c.;  20c. 

per  dozen. 
The  Japan  Missions,  1869-1889.     A  condensed  sketch.     By 

Rev.  James  H.  Pettee.     5c.;  50c.  per  dozen. 

Mexico.     By  Rev.  F.  M.  Ellis.     2c.;  20c.  per  dozen. 

The  Needs  of  South  America.  By  Rev.  A.  B.  Simpson. 
2c.;  20c.  per  dozen. 

The  Land  of  the  Southern  Cross, —  Brazil.  By  Z.  C. 
Taylor.     2c.;  20c.  per  dozen. 

MAPS. 

Colton's  Missionary  Map  op  the  AVorld.  Size,  6  ft.  6  in. 
X  12  ft.  Printed  in  oil  colors  on  fine  cloth.  Accompan- 
ied by  a  Manual  of  90  pages.     Complete.     $15.00. 

Map  of  Missions  in  China.    On  cloth  36  x  47  inches  in  size. 

$1.25. 
Map  of  Missions  in  Japan  and  Korea.     On  cloth  36  x  47 

inches  in  size.     $1.25. 

The  last  two  are  pan-denominational.  The  margins 
around  the  maps  contain  much  historical  and  statistical 
information.  To  be  obtained  by  Miss  Mary  Burt,  Spring- 
field, O. 

China.  Size,  5  ft.  5  m.  x  4  ft.  6  in.  1888.  Cloth,  $1.25  ; 
paper,  75c. 

Japan.  Size,  5  ft.  5  in.  x  4  ft.  6  in.  1887.  Cloth,  $1.25  ; 
paper,  75c. 

Southern  India  and  Ceylon.  Size,  5  ft.  5  in.  x  4  ft.  6  in. 
1890.     Cloth,  $1.25  ;  paper,  75c. 

Turkey.     Size,  8  ft.  6  in.  x  4  ft.  5  in.     1890.     Cloth,  $2.00  ; 

paper,  $1.25. 
Micronesia.    Including  the  Gilbert,  Marshall,  and  Caroline 

Islands,  with  the  Mortlocks.     Size,  4  ft.  7  in.  x  2  ft.  9  in. 

1886.     Cloth,  70c. 

Pamphlet  of  Missionary  Maps.  Twelve  maps,  including 
Africa,  Turkev,  Southern  India,  Eastern  China,  Japan, 
etc.     1893.     lOc. 

These  six,  though  published  with  special  reference  to 
the  missions  of  the  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.,  are  of  general  value. 
They  may  be  obtained  at  the  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.  rooms, 
1  Somerset  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


108  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

PUBLICATIONS  OF  THE  STUDENT  VOLUNTEER 
MOVEMENT  FOR  FOREIGN  MISSIONS. 

Note:  —  To  be  obtained  by  addressing  S.  V.  M.  F.  M., 
80  Institute  Place,  Chicago,  111. 

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History  of  the  Student  Volunteer  Movement  for  For- 
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Shall  I  Go  ?    Thoughts  for  Girls.    Grace  E.  Wilder.  5c. 

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Ten  Lessons  on  the  Bible  and  Missions.  J.  Campbell 
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Christian  Missions  and  the  Highest  Use  of  Wealth. 
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The  Supreme  Decision  of  the  Christian  Student.  Sher- 
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Cycle  of  Prayer  of  the  S.  V.  M.  F.  M.     5c. 


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Report  of  the  First  International  Convention  of  the 
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The  Student  Missionary  Enterprise.  A  verbatim  report 
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CHAPTER  Y. 


MISSIONARY  MAPS  AND  CHARTS, 


This  is  one  of  the  most  effective  means  of  awaken- 
ing an  interest  m  foreign  missions.  Impressions  may 
often  be  made  through  the  eye-gate,  when  the  ear- 
gate  is  practically  closed.  The  impressions  thus 
made  are  generally  more  definite  and  accurate  than 
those  from  a  missionary  address  without  them.  Les- 
sons learned  from  the  map  or  chart  are  also  remem- 
bered much  longer  than  those  learned  in  any  other 
way.     The  impression  is  more  lasting. 

The  missionary  pastor  recognizes  this  and  works  ac- 
cordingly. He  enlists  some  of  his  young  people  in 
making  the  maps  and  charts  and  thus  kills  two  mis- 
sionary birds  with  one  stone,  lie  gets  his  young 
people  interested  and  secures  missionary  ammunition 
for  himself.  The  following  suggestions  with  regard 
to  the  making  may  be  helpful. 

MAP    AND    CHART-MAKING    WITH    PAINTS. 

1.  A  Stretcher,  consisting  of  four  strips  of  wood  2^ 
inches  wide  and  10  feet  long.  Beginning  at  the  ends 
bore  five  small  holes  6  inches  apart  m  each  strip ;  by 
the  use  of  hard-wood  pegs  you  can  make  a  stretcher, 

[109] 


110  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

or  frame,  that  can  quickly  be  changed  to  almost  any 
size  from  6  to  10  feet  square.  2.  White  muslin^  the 
more  starch  in  it  the  better,  double  width,  or  if  you 
cannot  get  it,  single  widths  neatly  sewn.  3.  Ciq^s, 
in  which  to  mix  paints;  any  old  cups  will  do.  4. 
Paints  —  white  lead,  lampblack,  and  as  many  of  the 
following  dry  colors  as  you  wish:  Vermillion,  chrome 
green,  chrome  yellow,  ultra-marine  blue,  and  Vandyke 
brown.  5.  Varnish^  japan,  and  turpentine,  for  mixing 
colors;  do  not  use  oil.  6.  Brushes;  one  small  brush 
for  black  lines  and  lettering,  and  one  or  two  others. 
After  selecting  the  map  you  are  to  copy,  draw  per- 
pendicular and  horizontal  lines  across  it,  ^  inch  apart; 
decide  on  the  scale  of  3'our  large  map  (if  3'ou  use  the 
maps  in  the  "Encyclopedia  of  Missions"  as  patterns, 
let  1  inch  =  1  foot  and  you  will  have  maps  8x10 
feet),  adjust  the  stretcher,  tack  the  muslin  to  it,  and 
with  a  very  soft  pencil  draw  lines  across  the  muslin 
corresponding  to  those  on  the  small  map,  but  on 
the  enlarged  scale.  A  string  or  strip  of  wood  will 
serve  as  a  straight  edge.  Now  by  copying  a  square 
at  a  time  you  will  quickly  finish  the  outline  of  the 
map.      Then  comes  the  coloring. 

HOW    TO    3IIX    THE    PAINTS. 

This  is  very  important.  Instead  of  oil,  use  a  com- 
bination of  1  part  light  varnish,  1  part  turpentine, 
and  2  parts  japan;  stir  the  colors  in  as  much  of  the 
mixture  as  is  necessary  to  moisten  them,  when  ground 
to  a  smooth  paste  add  mixture  slowly,  stirring  all  the 
time,  until  quite  thin.      Use  white  lead  to  lighten  the 


MISSIONARY  MAPS  AND  CHARTS.  Ill 

shades.  Moisten  the  muslin  with  a  brush  or  sponge 
and  while  still  moist  do  the  painting.  As  soon  as  the 
cloth  is  dry  the  paint  will  be  dry. 

The  great  difficulty  in  making  maps  has  been  to 
avoid  the  spreading  of  colors.  If  these  directions  are 
followed,  the  colors  will  not  run  at  all,  and  the  maps 
will  be  light,  durable,  and  easily  handled.  Mark  all 
mission  stations  plainly.  Add  only  the  more  promi- 
nent physical  features.  The  letters  may  be  put  in 
with  lamp-black  mixed  in  the  same  way  as  the  colors. 

No  additional  directions  are  needed  for  charts.  De- 
cide on  scale  and  enlarge. 

MAP    AND    CHART-MAKING    WITHOUT    PAINTS. 

There  will  be  needed  :  1.  Floor  space,  on  which  to 
tack  the  muslin  while  making.  2.  Muslin,  of  suit- 
able size.  3.  Crayon,  of  the  ordinary,  colored,  black- 
board variety.  4.  Faraffine,  of  a  fairly  low  fusing 
point.  If  unable  to  buy  it  of  the  right  consistency, 
the  fusing  point  is  easily  lowered  by  mixing  vaseline. 

Proceed  to  divide  the  map  to  be  copied  and  the 
cloth,  and  fill  in  with  soft  pencil  as  in  previous 
method.  Melt  the  paraffine  and  dip  the  crayons  into 
it,  allowing  the  pores  to  soak  full.  A  little  experi- 
ence will  enable  one  to  tell  when  the  operation  is 
complete.  The  cessation  of  bubbles  marks  the  clos- 
ing of  the  pores.  The  crayons  may  now  be  i^sed,as 
in  ordinary  map  drawing  and  the  colors  wiirnol  bl^ur. 
It  takes  some  little  pressure  on  the  craybn'  ^  coIot 
the  cloth.  L I  •  I  .V  uM.  LI  \  : 


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112  THE  MISSIONARY  PASTOR. 

The  following  charts  will  furnish  invaluable  mis- 
sionary material  to  the  pastor.  They  have  not 
appeared  in  print  before.  They  are  suitable  for  en- 
largement for  sermonic  purposes.  Taken  as  a  series 
they  are  a  succession  of  sledge  hammer  blows  on  the 
theme  so  dear  to  the  heart  of  every  missionary  pastor 
—  the  watch-cry  of  the  Student  Volunteer  Movement : 
The  Evangelization  of  the  World  in  this  Gen- 
eration. 


MISSIONARY    DIAGRAMS. 

The    accompanying    chart  studies  are  grouped  ac- 
cordmg  to  the  following  outline :  — 

the  evangelization  of   the  world  in  this 
generation. 

1.  The  Present  Status  of  the  Problem. 

(1)  The  Magnitude  of  the  Need. 

(2)  The  Intensity  of  the  Need. 

(3)  "  So  Much  to  do  at  Home." 

(4)  Need  for  Every  Variety  of  Talent. 

(5)  Difficulties  to  Contend  with. 

2.  Efforts  already  Put  Forth  and  their  Results. 

(1)  The  Heritage  of  Neglect  from  the  Past. 

(2)  Our  Griving  of  Men. 

(3)  Our  Givmg  of  Money. 

(4)  Distribution  of  Christian  Workers. 

(5)  Results  Accomplished   and  Work  Left   Un- 

done. 


5. 


MISSIONARY  MAPS  AND  CHARTS  113 

Would  it  Pay? 

(1)  Is  it  Worth  the  While? 

(2)  Reflex  Influence  of  Missions. 

(3)  Hints  at  God's  Purpose  in  the  Matter. 

Is  it  Possihle? 

(1)  Material  Equipment. 

(2)  Men. 

(3)  Money. 

(4)  Power. 

Is  it  I  inoperative? 

(1)  God's  Command,  and  the  Opportunity  he  has 

Thrust  upon  Us. 

(2)  The  Numbers  who  will  Pass  beyond  our  Reach 

in  this  Generation. 

(3)  The  Numbers  who  are  Passing  into  Christless 

Graves. 

(4)  Crises. 

6.  What  ^^Our''  Deno7nination  in  OUR  Generation  is 
Doing  to  Evangelize  the  World.  (One  Board  taken 
to  serve  as  a  fair  example.  If  this  is  not  ijo^ir  de- 
nomination, i&  yours  doing  more  or  less  than  this?) 

(1)  Missionaries. 

(2)  Money. 

(3)  Administration. 

(4)  Results. 

(5)  Is  it  our  Share? 

7.  A  Prayer  and  a  Promise. 


PRESENT  STATUS  OF  THE  EVANGELIZATION 
OF  THE  WORLD. 

THE  MAGNITUDE  OF  THE  NEED, 

Comparative  Areas. 
CHINA  PROPER,  1,300,000  SQUARE  MILES. 


Q'RtM   ^^V'^MU,    \2\,00Q  SQ.\JV. 


V^NUCt.   20b ,000  SQ.  U. 


G.t^W\kU  t^PV'^t.    20^,000  SQ.U. 


KV)S"^^\k-\AViHG>kRN.   2&b.000  S^.  W\. 


S?K\U.   \0b.000  SQ.  \A. 


S\NL\3tU   KUQ  UORYJM.   2'3^.000  SQ.  U. 


Present  Status  of  the  Evangelization  of  the  World. 
THE  MAGNITUDE  OF  THE  NEED. 

Comparative  Populations. 

CHINA  PROPER,   358,000,000  =  TOTAL  AREA  BELOW. 


ViUn^D  S^MLS,   ^3.000,000 


2.<Sb  .000.000 


PRESENT  STATUS  OF  THE  EVANGELIZATION 
OF  THE  WORLD. 

THE  MAGNITUDE  OF  THE  NEED, 

Comparative  Areas. 

INDIA,  1,383,504  SQUARE  MILES. 


GiRLM    ^?^nK\U.    \2\,000 

SV\lt\itU    KU\^   HOR\NM,  2<3<S.OOO 

Ot\\VMkUX 

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V^KUCt, 

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S?K\U. 

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25.or,o. 

THE  WHOLE   EQUALS   INDIA. 

116 


PRESENT  STATUS  OF  THE  EVANGELIZATION 
OF  THE  WORLD. 

THE  MAGNITUDE  OF  THE  NEED, 

COMPARATIVE  POPULATIONS. 

INDIA,  287,000,000. 


GH^KT    ^R\TK\H,    31,000,000 


^HKUCt.    30.000,000 


GL^^AKUN,    bO  ,000 .000 


ViUU^O  STKTtS,   &3 .000 .000 


^ViSS\K     0?)  .000 .000 


THE  WHOLE   EQUALS   INDIA. 


Present  Status  of  the  Evangelization  of  the  World. 
THE  MAGNITUDE  OF  THE  NEED. 

COMPARATIVE  AREAS. 

AFRICA,  11,514,770  sq.  m.   (about  9,500,000  sq.  m.  inhabited 
and  fertile). 


LViROPL    (LXCLPl    RViSS\K) 


The  whole  is  500,000  sq.  m.  less  than  Africa. 


PRESENT  STATUS  OF  THE  EVANGELIZATION 
OF  THE  WORLD. 

THE  MAGNITUDE  OF  THE  NEED, 

COMPARATIVE  POPULATIONS. 

AFRICA,  206,000,000. 


CkRtkA   ^?.\-\K\U     31,000.000 


S?K\U,    \1.000.000 


ViUHL^i  S^t^^LS.  ^"Z.bOO.OOO 


P.ViSS\N,  <^^.000,000 


PRESENT  STATUS  OF  THE  EVANGELIZATION 
OF  THE  WORLD. 

THE    INTENSITY   OF   THE    NEED, 

Distribution  of  Evangelical  Christians. 

United  States,  l  to  4f  Persons;  Foreign  Field,  i  to  1200  Persons. 


The  whole  represents  1200  Souls. 

The  dots  represent  250  Christians  in  the  United  States. 

The  large  dot  represents  i  Christian  abroad. 


PRESENT  STATUS  OF  THE  EVANGELIZATION 
OF  THE  WORLD. 

THE    INTENSITY   OF   THE   NEED. 

Where  Is  the  Darkness  Thicker? 

THIS  AREA  REPRESENTS  1200  AMERICANS. 

The  272  Bright  Squares  represent  Professing  Christians  —  i  Light 

to  454  —  and  the  Remainder  largely  Evangelized. 


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The  One  Bright  Square  represents  the  only  Professing  Christian. 

1  Light  to  1200,  in  the  Midst  of  Heathen  Darkness  I 


The  Evangelization  of  the  World  in  this  Generation! 


PRESENT  STATUS  OF  THE  PROBLEM. 

"So  Much  to  Do  at  Home!" 

NEEDS  of  the   UNITED  STATES   Compared  with  Those  of 
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Proportion  of  Christian 
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The  Evangelization  of  the  World  in  this  Generation! 


PRESENT  STATUS  OF  THE  PROBLEM. 

"So  Much  to  Do  at  Home!" 

Needs  of  the  United  States  compared  with  those  of  Africa. 

Comparative  Areas 


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Proportion  of  Christian 
WORKERS  TO  Population 


Comparative  Number 
Christian  Workers 


^00,oooJnmuil/^ deslwyec^  6i/l/ie  6lai^e'  ^aJe. 


The  Evangelization  of  the  World  in  this  Generation ! 


RELATIVE  SIZE  OF  THE  HOME  AND 
FOREIGN  PARISHES. 

The  large  circle  represents  200,000  people  to  each 
foreign  ordained  missionary.  The  small  >vhite  cen- 
ter represents  one-fifteen  hundredth  converted  (133 
persons). 


The  small  circle  represents  740  persons  to  each 
ordained  home  minister,  and  its  white  center  the 
one-fifth  converted. 


THE  EVANGELIZATION  OF  THE  WORLD  IN  THIS 
GENERATION! 

Need  for  Every  Variety  of  Talent. 

MEDICAL  MISSIONS. 

To  Every  2,500,000  People  in  Heathen  Lands,  One  Medical  Missionary. 
To  the  Same  Number  in  the  United  States,  4000  Physicians, 


THE  EVANGELIZATION  OF  THE  WORLD  IN  THIS 
GENERATION  ! 

Need  for  Every  Variety  of  Talent. 

W  ORK  FOR  WOMEN. 

WOMANHOOD   AND  WIDOWHOOD   IN   INDIA. 
WOMEN  OF  INDIA. 


281,400  WIDOWS 

ARE  UNDER 
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Present  Obstacles  to  the  Evangelization  of  the  World. 
SOME  OUTGROWTHS  OF  ISLAM. 


PRESENT  OBSTACLES 
TO  THE  EVANGELIZATION  OF  THE  WORLD. 


Some  Outgrowths  of  Buddhism. 


Present  Obstacles  to  the  Evangelization  of  the  World. 


Some  Outgrowths  of  Hinduism. 


a  Ob  THE  INERT  SUM  OF  TH/N6S 


Present  Obstacles  to  the  Evangelization  of  the  World. 

HEATHENISM, 

What  God's  Word  Says  Heathenism  Is. 

(Read  Romans  i  :  18-32.) 


HUl^flffltY^/wf^ 


Present  Obstacles  to  the  Evangelization  of  the  World. 
ONE  WORK  OF  ISLAM. 

THE  PRICE  OF  BLOOD. 

PROFIT  AND    LOSS    OF  THE  ARAB    SLAVE  TRADE 
IN  AFRICA. 


KUHUKL  \UGRtkSL 


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Note.  — The  estimated  destruction  below 
is  simply  of  agricultural  wealth  ;  if  the  com- 
merce destroyed  now  and  in  the  past  were 
included,  the  figures  would  be  materially 
larger. 


^v^H\J^\.  otSTR\ic-5\ou 


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Present  Obstacles  to  the  Evangelization  of  the  World. 
ONE  WORK  OF  ISLAM. 

SOME   RESULTS  OF  THE   ARAB  SLAVE   TRADE 
IN   AFRICA. 


OV    TWf,    POP\J\.M\OU    Of 


bOQ.OOO 


U,  000, 000 


2b  ,000 .000 


OtSlRViCl\OH 

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25,000.000 


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bOO,000 


ARNTV\C 

3,000.000 


Present  Obstacles  to  the  Evangelization  of  tlie  World. 
AFRICAN  LIQUOR  TRAFFIC. 

(The  Carrying  of  Hell  to  Africa.) 

COMPARATIVE  SHIPMENTS  OF  LIQUOR  TO  WEST  AFRICA 
BY  CHRISTIAN   COUNTRIES  IN   1885. 


PORTViGKV..    \00.0Q0   GkLVOnS 


tUGV^HO,    2,2b. 000   G^V.\.OUS 


VRNHCt,    abO.OOO  Gf^VVOUS 


ViHHtQ  SlKTtS,   ftOO.OOO  G»KLV.OHS 


H^TVAtRVKUQS,  \,\00,000  GvkVV.OHS 


GLRVAKU^,  a.OOO.OOO  GKLLOUS 


will  God  reckon  with  us  for  this?  — Read  Prov.  24:  11,  12. 

13* 


PRESENT  OBSTACLES  TO  THE  EVANGELIZATION 
OF  THE  WORLD. 


CHRISTIAN  ENGLAND'S  OPIUM  TRAFFIC. 


ANNUAL   IMPORTATIONS    OF   OP^UM    INTO 

CHINA. 

m:^  28,000 lbs. 


There  is  probably  no 

greater  Obstacle  to  the 

Spread  of  the  Gospel 

in  China  than  Opium. 


Present  Obstacles  to  the  Evangelization  of  the  World. 

CHRISTIAN  ENGLAND'S  OPIUM  TRAFFIC. 

PROFIT  AND  LOSS  OF  THE  OPIUM  TRAFFIC 

LOSSES. 

\.OSS    \U    OPWiH  \NKRS 
S60.000.000 


PROFITS. 

\VA POSTS    \.tN\tO   BN 
OH\^kN 


PROV\AS  TO 

\uo\^u  ooMtHuutuT 
i\,&ai ,000.000 


Pk\0  VQ?>  0?\ViU 
52,1b2.,b00,000 


S\0 ,000 .000 .000 


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\.OSS   \H   \_\\ILS   HVi\UtO    KHO    \itS^RO^£0    \UCk\.C\iVk^Vt 


PRESENT  OBSTACLES 
TO  THE  EVANGELIZATION  OF  THE  WORLD. 

Apathy  and  Neglect  of  Christians. 

GIFTS   OF  THE   UNITED   STATES. 


LIQUOR,  in  27  DAYS, 
$83,319,448. 


TOBACCO,  in  54  DAYS, 
$83,319,448. 


$83,319,448. 


Do  we  care  as  much  for  Christ  as  these  for  their 
selfish  lusts? 


What  we  are  doing  in  this  OUR  Generation  for  the 
Evangelization  of  the  World. 


OUR  GIVING  OF  MEN. 

The  Field  is  the  World,"— but  there  is  One  Minister 

to  740  Souls  in  the  United  States. 

One  Ordained  Missionary  to  200,000  Heathen. 


! ii '. — —- 

•     •     •      •      »     •    ►  •      .      • »     ,     . 


Each  square  represents  740  souls. 

The  small  dots  represent  378  ministers. 

The  large  dot  represents  one  missionary. 


What  we  are  doing  in  this  OUR  Generation  for  the 
Evangelization  of  the  World. 

OUR  GIVING  OF  MONEY. 

OUR    GIFTS    TO    FOREIGN    MISSIONS 
FOR   A   CENTURY. 


f8/0 

to 
/6/9 

/820 

to 
1839 

1850 

to 

/dJ9 

/840 

to 
/849 

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to 
/659 

1860 

to 

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/870 

to 
/879 

/J80 
to 

/889 


^206,2/0       The  lA/ho/e  Recfan^/e 

equals  $290,400,000 

$745,716         which  ecfuals  the  cost 

of  Liquor  and  Tobacco 

$2,865,839      in  the  United  States 
in  f  nnonth  cfnd  22^cfays 
$5,078,922    anc^  equals  more 
than  3  times  the 
$8,427,284     amount  given 

to  Missions  in 

^15,074,129        this 

Century. 


$22,601,346 


$36,300,000 


What  we  are  doing  in  this  OUR  Generation  for  the 
Evangelization  of  the  World. 

OUR  GIVING  OF  MONEY. 


\U  V^HML^  S^M^S,   $\3.C)00.000.000 


WEALTH  OF  PROTESTANT  CHRISTIANS 


333,000,000,000 


\U  O^U^R  V.^HDS,  $2.0,000.000.000 


$\. 000. 000, 000 


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0-\HtRS.    SbbO.000.000 


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j.\O0.DQO 


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What  we  are  doing  in  this  OUR  Generation  for  the 
Evangelization  of  the  World. 

OUR  GIVING  OF  MONEY. 

ANNUAL    EXPENDITURES    IN    THE    UNITED 
STATES. 


^2.  .000, 000, 000 


Si\00.000,000 


$200,000,000 


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w\ss\ous 

Sb.OOQ.OOO 


(vHO   OStR\CH 
$2b.000,Q0Q 


What  we  are  doing  in  this  OUR  Generation  for  the 
Evangelization  of  the  World. 


OUR  GIVING  OF  MONEY. 

AMOUNTS   RAISED   FOR    RELIGIOUS  WORK   IN 
THE  UNITED  STATES. 


FOR  HOME  WORK, 
$100,000,000  ANNUALLY. 


For 

Foreign 

Missions. 


$5,200,000 
Annuaily. 


What  we  are  doing  in  this  OUR  Generation  for  the 
Evangelization  of  the  World. 

THE  WORTH  OF  A  SOUL. 

OUR    COMPARATIVE    PROVISION    FOR    THE    HOME   AND 
FOREIGN  FIELDS. 

OUR    GIVIIMG    OF-    IVIOIMEY. 


Amount  spent  annually 

to  evangelize 

62,500,000  in  the 

United  States, 

$100,000,000, 
=  $1.60  each. 


$273,000 

for  each 

62,500,000 

abroad, 


=  less  than 
V2  ct.  each. 


This  ought  ye  to  have  done,  and  not  to  leave  the  other 
undone  !  "" 


What  is  being  done  in  this  OUR  Generation  for  the 
Evangelization  of  the  World. 


DISTRIBUTION   OF  CHRISTIAN  WORKERS. 


United  States,    1  to  50  Persons. 
Foreign   Field,     1   to  24,000. 


^^T-— — T~T"T"r- 


Each  square  equals  50  persons  in  the  United  States. 
The  whole  equals  24,000  in  Foreign  Fields. 


The  Problem  of  the  Evangelization  of  the  World  in 
this  Generation. 

RESULTS  OF  PAST  EFFORTS. 

GROWTH  OF  RESULTS  IN  FOREIGN  MISSIONS. 


CHRISTIANS 

In  all  Mission 

Churches 

in  1825, 

60,000. 

CONVERTS 
added 
in   1878, 

60,000. 

INCREASE 

IN 

MISSION   CHURCHES 

from  1825  to  1877, 

620,000. 

> 

liSCREASE  IN   MISSION   CHURCHES, 
from  1878  to  1895. 

360,000. 


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144 


The  Problem  of  the  Evangelization  of  the  World  in 
this  Generation. 


RESULTS  of  MODERN  and  EARLY  MISSIONS 
COMPARED. 


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PkHt  COU\A\iU\CKmS 

Modern  Missions  seven  times 

more, 

but  the  Heathen  remaining 

number 

1,200,000,000 

(=  320  times  as  many), 

and  are  increasing  8,000,000 

a  year  over  all  deaths. 

36,000,000 
die  every  year  without  Christ. 


bOO.OOO 


The  Problem  of  the  Evangelization  of  the  World  in 
this  Generation. 


RESULTS  of  MODERN  MISSIONS  in  INDIA. 


2..b00.000 


^00.000 


CHRISTIAN  ADHERENTS 

IN  INDIA 

after  a  Century  of  Christian 

Missions,  compared  with 

Total  Christian  Adherents  of 

the  World  at  the  end  of 

the  First  Century  a.  d. 


Modern  Missions  five  times 

more, 

but  the  Heathen  remaining 

number 

285,000,000 

uid  are  increasing  3,500,000 

a  year  over  all  deaths. 


bOO.OOO 


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The  Evang:elization  of  the  World  in  this  Generation  ! 

"WOULD  IT  PAY?'' 

REFLEX  INFLUENCE  OF  MISSIONS  -  FINANCIAL. 

HAVE  MISSIONS  PAID? 

Two  Ways  of  Making  ''Good  Indians." 


The  Average  Cost  to  the 

U.  S.  Government 

OF  Killing  One  Indian  has  been 

$1,000,000 

and  25  LIVES. 


The  Average  Cost  of 

Christianizing  One  Indian, 

$200. 


The  Evangelization  of  the  World  in  this  Generation  ! 
"WOULD  IT  PAY?" 

REFLEX  INFLUENCE  OF  MISSIONS  — FINANCIAL. 

A  PROFIT  AND   LOSS  STUDY 

OF  niSSIONS  TO  THE  DAKOTAS. 


2200 

=  S\20  kP\tct 


10 
U-S-GiOMtRHV^LM 

S\  .12^.000. 


COST   vow  1  ^tKftS   f^VTtR 


$\20.000 


VtSS   THNH    $6    KP\tGt 


TOTkL  COST  0? 

C\^R\s■\\^H\l\UG 
22.00  \HO\^ns. 


The  Evangelization  of  the  World  in  this  Generation  ! 
"WOULD  IT  PAY?*' 

REFLEX  INFLUENCE  of  MISSIONS— COMMERCIAL. 

HAVE    IVIISSIOINJS    PAID? 


ViUULD  SI  MLS 

SI^H^^\CV\  \SLkH^S 
$^,000,000 


TRADE  CREATED  WITH  THE 

SANDWICH  ISLANDS 
AS  A  RESULT  OF  MISSIONS. 


COST   0^   CV\R\S-^\^H\I\HG 
^W1  S^HQ\N\CH  \S\.kUQS 

$\.220.00Q 


\SL^HQS  TBf^Qt  ^OR  2  NtkRS 
$\A00.000 


The  Evangelization  of  the  World  in  this  Generation. 

"WOULD  IT  PAY?" 

REFLEX  INFLUENCE  OF  MISSIONS  —  SPIRITUAL. 

HAVE    IVIISSIONS    F>AID? 

Per  cent,  of  Population  of  the  United  States  constituted  by 

Evangelical  Church  Membership  at  successive 

Periods  during  140  Years. 


^5% 


MISSION  BOARDS  ORGANIZED. 

A.  B.C.  P.M.  -  -  1810 
A.  B.  M.U.  -  -  -  1814 
Presbyterian  -  -  1818 
Methodist  Episcopal  1819 
Protest.  Episcopal  -  1821 


J750  J7?5       J?92/a00  1825  /BSO 


/870  momo 


The  Evangelization  of  the  World  in  this  Generation ! 

"WOULD  IT  PAY?" 

REFLEX   INFLUENCE  OF  MISSIONS  —  SPIRITUAL. 

MAS    OBEDIENCE     PAID? 

GROWTH    OF   MISSION    AND   ANTI-MISSION 
BAPTISTS. 


jl  I  1 1  II  1 1  I  1 1 1  1 1  I  1 1  I  in   All  Baptists  in  leoo  - 105,000 
/JntiMisvon 


Mi-Mission 
Baptists. 


ca.ooo 


1850 


Mission  Baptists. 


687.000 


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1880 


2  296,000 


3000.000 


1890 


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"WOULD  IT  PAY?" 

Hints  at  Cod's  Purposes  in  Regard  to  the  Matter. 


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IS  IT  POSSIBLE? 

Our  Means  for  Giving  the  Bible  to  the 
Millions. 

COPIES   OF   SCRIPTURES    ISSUED 
AT   VARIOUS   PERIODS. 


From  Moses  to  Luther 
4,000,000 


From  Luther  to  1804  Present  Annual  Issue 

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GENERATION! 

IS  IT  POSSIBLE? 


OUR    MEANS    FOR    GIVING    THE    BIBLE    TO    THE 
MILLIONS. 

TRANSLATIONS  IN   1800  AND  IN   1891. 

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Its  area  represents  the  average  number  of  people  who 
speak  that  language. 


THE  EVANGELIZATION  OF  THE  WORLD  IN  THIS 
GENERATION  ! 

IS  IT  POSSIBLE? 


Opportunity  and  Responsibility  Given  Us  in  the 
Spread  of  the  EngHsh  Language. 


Increase  of  English-speaking  Peoples 
since  1800  A.  D. 


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GENERATION! 

IS  IT  POSSIBLE? -"Open  Doors." 


Our  Opportunity  and  Responsibility. 


Growth  of  Populations  under  Christian  Government. 


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I.    Roman  Caiholic. 
II.    Greek  Church. 
III.    Protestant 


TQTM  -  S72.OO0,00O 


THE  EVANGELIZATION  OF  THE  WORLD  IN  THIS 
GENERATION! 

IS    IT    ROSSIBLE? 
Men. 


043  iquares  ~  3,1  SO.OOOVi 


^  In  U.S.,  417  Sq.  =  1,260,0001^ 


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The  Evangelization  of  the  World  in  this  Generation ! 
IS  IT  POSSIBLE? -Men:- 

Moravians,    1    Member  in   60  a  Missionary. 
The  Great  Protestant  Denominations,  1  in  3000. 


. 

Their  giving-  of  men  50  times 

as  great  as  ours. 

Are  we  less  able  than  they  ? 

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On  the  same  basis  we  should  have  583,000  Missionaries,  of  whom  217,000 

should  come  from  America. 

Number  of  Missionaries  for  the  United  States  in  1894,-4,082. 


THE  EVANGELIZATION  OF  THE  WORLD  IN  THIS 
GENERATION. 

IS    IT    ROSSIBLEI? 
Money. 


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35  M     ^SOOO.OOOi-'^xomW.^. 


The  Evangelization  of  the  World  in  this  Generation ! 
IS  IT  IMPERATIVE? 

The  Opportunities  God  thrust  upon  us  in  two  Years. 


MILLIONS  OPENED  TO  THE  GOSPEL  FROM 

1858   TO    1860. 

Total,  875,000,000  Souls! 


ikPkU.  BN  Twt^-\-<  vNMH  GwtM  sRUMn,  ivO  ,000  ,000 


2.^0.000.000 


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UKU.    "2.5,000,000 


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Turkey,  Korea,  and  Tibet  have  been  added  In  1878,  1884,  and  1893. 
To-day,  practically  the  whole  World  is  open. 


THE  EVANGELIZATION  OF  THE  WORLD  IN  THIS 
GENERATION. 

IS  IT  IMPERATIVE? 


Growth  of  Areas  under  Christian  Governments  and 
Open  to  All  Forms  of  Civilization. 


1880 


Under  Moka/?tmedd/i 
J9,600,000  SfM. 


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1890 


Zooo.ooo.S(/.M: 


9,ooo,oooS^M. 


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23,000, 000  S^.M 


JLvea/of  (7^e  S2,ooo,oooS^.j£( 


The  Evangelization  of  the  World  in  this  Generation! 


IS  IT  IMPERATIVE? 


The  Numbers  who  will  Pass  Beyond  Our  Reach  in 
this  Generation. 


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The  Evangelization  of  the  World  in  this  Generation! 
IS  IT  IMPERATIVE? 

The   Numbers  in   the   Heathen  World  who  will   Pass 
into  Christless  Craves  while  you  Rest 
in  Sleep  To-night. 

"Living  or  Dying,  No  Man  Cares  for  their  Souls!" 


The  total  represents  28,000  Heathen. 
Each  square  represents  two  souls,  or  equals  the  number 
who  will  accept  Christ  while  the  28,000  are  dying. 


THE  EVANGELIZATION  OF  THE  WORLD  IN  THIS 
GENERATION. 


IS  IT  IMPERATIVE? 

The  Crisis  in  Africa.      "Shall   Islam  Rule  Africa.?" 


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World  in  this  Generation. 

MISSIONARIES. 

Denominational   Missions. —  A.  B.  M.  U. 


Progress  in   Number  of  Missionaries  by   Decades  from 
Organization  in  1814  to  1893. 

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What  "Our"  Denomination  is  Doing  to  Evangelize  the 
World  in  this  Generation. 


MONEY. 

Denominational   Missions.  —  A.  B.  M.  U. 


Progress  by  Decades  in  this  Country  from   Organization 
in  1814  to  1894. 


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CONTRIBUTIONS 

FOR 
THIS  CENTURY. 


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World  in  this  Generation. 


ADMIISIISTRATIOfVI. 
na/heire:    the:    rs/ioiviEv    oo^s. 

Each  Dollar  Contributed  to  the 
AMERICAN   BAPTIST    MISSIONARY   UNION 
is  Distributed  as  follows  :  — 


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That  Baptists  (and  others) 
are  not  doing  more  to  obey 
their  Lord's  command  is  not 
because  of  any  fault  of  ad- 
ministration. 


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What  "Our"  Denomination  is  Doing  to  Evangelize  the 
World  in  this  Generation. 


CONVERTS. 

Denominational  Missions.  —  A.  B.  M.  U. 


Progress  in  Number  of  Native  Christian  Communicants  by 
Decades  from  Organization  in  1814  to  1893. 


That  Baptists  (and  others)  are  not 
accomplishing  more  in  obedience  to 
their  Lord's  command  is  not  because 
the  few  missionaries  sent  out  cannot 
show  adequate  results. 


3fPT/ST5  /A/  Nfw  yoffK  State  -  /3S.502 


What  "Our"  Denomination  is  Doing  to  Evangelize  the 
World  in  this  Generation. 


HAS  OBEDIENCE  BROUGHT  BLESSING  THUS  FAR? 


Results  of  American  Baptist  Foreign  Missions  and 
the  Accompanying  Growth  at  Home. 


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"Isn't    It    a    Sham^?" 

What  ''Our"  Denomination  is  Doing  to  Evangelize  the 
World  in  this  Generation. 

IS    IT   OUR    F^UI_L_    SHARE? 

American  Baptists,    1  Missionary  to  5400  Members. 
Moravians,    1  to  60  Members. 

THEIR  GIVING  OF  MEN  90  Times  as  Great  as  Ours. 


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Each  square  represents  6o  members  at  home. 
The  large  dot  represents  i  Baptist  missionary. 
The  small  dots  represent  90  Moravian  missionaries. 


The  Evangelization  of  the  World  in  this  Generation 


A  PRAYER  AND  A  PROMISE. 


We  will  strive  with  God's  help  to  make  the  prayer  that  fol- 
lows the  purpose  of  our  lives:— 

Lord  Jesus,  thou  hast  promised  that  if  thou  shouldest  he 
lifted  up  from  the  earth  thou  tcouldst  draw  all  men  unto  thee; 
thou  hast  commanded  all  those  tcho  love  thee,  of  whom  I  am 
one,  to  proclaim  thy  glad  tidings  of  deliverance  to  every 
creature;  they  to  whom  thou  didst  first  give  thy  command 
obeyed  it  in  their  day  and  generation,  hut  in  the  new  worlds 
that  have  heen  opened  since  their  day,  thy  people  have  halted 
and  questioned,  and  thy  command  has  remained  unfulfilled 
through  the  centuries,  till  at  last  it  has  come  to  me.  And 
now,  Lord  Jesus,  as  thou  didst  lay  down  thy  life  for-  me, 
help  me  to  lay  down  my  life  for  these  thy  brethren,  that  thro' 
me  thou  may  est  again  he  lifted  up.  Lf  thou  wilt  open  the 
way,  L  loill  go  for  thee.  If  I  may  not  go,  I  icill  make  it  the 
purpose  of  my  life  to  help  send  others.  All  that  I  have  icill 
I  give  for  thee,  and  for  these  that  they  may  know  thee  ;k  wV/- 
self,  my  money,  and  if  thou  dost  choose  for  thy  icork  my 
friends  or  loved  ones,  then  as  thou  gavest  therA  tSim^,\S*>\<io 
I  give  them  back  to  thee  for  the  service  tha^  tfioAs^  <^o^t  ^op^  /,   ] 

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